Tanker

UK demands guarantees to release Iranian supertanker

A UK minister says the supertanker Grace 1 will be released if Iran guarantees that the ship is not headed for Syria.
Iran oil tanker "Grace 1" is arrested near Gibraltar : Photo JON NAZCA/REUTERS/X02458 | Photo: JON NAZCA/REUTERS / X02457
Iran oil tanker "Grace 1" is arrested near Gibraltar : Photo JON NAZCA/REUTERS/X02458 | Photo: JON NAZCA/REUTERS / X02457
BY RITZAU

A detained Iranian supertanker will be released if Tehran guarantees that the ship's crude oil cargo is not bound for Syria, UK Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt told his Iranian counterpart Saturday during a telephone conversation, reports BBC.

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