Iranian authorities have seized a ship carrying 106,500 liters of smuggled fuel and arrested its nine-member crew, the Tasnim news agency reported today. “Following the orders of the Kess prosecutor, officers from the Navy base, after locating a ship carrying 106,500 liters of smuggled fuel, began the seizure process,” the Hormozgan provincial court chief said. […]
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Iran: Greek-owned tanker Prudent Warrior moves to Bandar Abbas
LAST UPDATE: 16:58 The tanker Prudent Warrior is currently being transported to the largest Iranian port, Bandar Abbas, within the Persian Gulf, according to information from capital.gr. The said ship belongs to the company Polembros Shipping Limited, interests of Spyros Polemis. The Delta Poseidon, which belongs to the fleet of Diamantis Diamantidis’s Delta Tankers company, […]
Persian Gulf: Communication with the two Greek ships was restored
LAST UPDATE: 12:29 The latest developments in the thriller off the Persian Gulf, where two Greek ships are under occupation by Iranian military forces, are positive. According to ERT, the 9 Greek sailors and one Cypriot, as well as the other members of the crews, are not in custody, as announced by the Iranian authorities […]
Britain: Seizure of Greek ships unacceptable
“The seizure of Greek ships by the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) is unacceptable. The United Kingdom is committed to the freedom of navigation and the safety of shipping in the Straits of Hormuz.” This was the answer of the representative of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs to APE – MPE when he was […]
Iran: Police use tear gas and tear gas canisters to quell protests after building collapse
Iran’s police have used tear gas and warning shots to suppress another night of demonstrations over the deadly collapse of a building in the city , but also related reports on social media. Officials in the oil-producing province of Khuzestan, where Abadan is located, said the death toll rose to 28 and another 37 people […]
The background of the piracy of two Greek ships in the Persian Gulf
A serious diplomatic incident has caused Iran’s move to seize two Greek tankers that were sailing in the Persian Gulf. Tehran describes the act as retaliation for the seizure by the US authorities of Iranian oil carrying a Russian-flagged ship that had been temporarily blocked by Greece in the Karystos sea due to sanctions against […]
SYRIZA-PS: The seizure of the two Greek ships is unacceptable – The government should immediately take care of the safety of the sailors
“The seizure of the two Greek ships in Iran is an unacceptable action by the local authorities, which in no way can be considered as retaliation for the detention of a Russian ship with Iranian cargo, which took place by the Greek authorities days ago in Karystos. “, says the head of Shipping and Island […]
PASOK-KINAL for occupation of Greek tankers: The government to take the necessary actions immediately – Question by A. Loverdou in N. Dendia
“An extremely serious event happened this afternoon, which surpasses all previous ones!”, Emphasizes the Shipping Department of PASOK – Movement for the occupation of ships of Greek interests by the Iranian armed forces. “The armed forces of the guards of the Iranian revolution captured two ships of Greek interests, capturing their crews, their cargoes, but […]
Iran: We will take punitive measures against Greece for US seizure of Iranian oil
Iran has decided to take “punitive measures” against Greece over the US seizure of Iranian oil off the coast of Greece, according to the semi-official Iranian news agency Nour News. The agency, which has ties to Iran’s top state security body, did not say exactly what measures Iran plans to take against Athens. Earlier on […]
Iran urges US to abandon ‘maximum pressure’ policy
Iranian Foreign Minister Ehud Olmert has called on the government of Joe Biden to lift economic sanctions on his country and abandon the policy of “maximum pressure” adopted by former President Donald Trump to increase the chances of a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. “The most important thing is that the economic sanctions must be […]
