Tag: Iran

The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions against a United Arab Emirates-based businessman, as well as a network of companies suspected of helping export Iran’s oil.

Iran's Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) said that the Iranian-flagged Lana tanker ship seized in April by Greece is no longer seized and its oil cargo will be returned to its owner.

A Greek court overturned an earlier court ruling that allowed the confiscation by the US of part of a cargo of Iranian oil on an Iranian-flagged tanker off the Greek coast.

Iran's supreme leader has confirmed that the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) seized two Greek oil tankers as retaliatory measures against the US confiscation of the Iranian crude aboard a tanker detained off Greece.

Greek maritime authorities called for international help to release the crews of two oil tankers that were seized by Iranian forces last week.

Following the seizure of Greek flagged oil tankers “Delta Poseidon” and “Prudent Warrior” on 27 May 2022, the International Chamber of Shipping and the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) jointly call for a quick and diplomatic resolution in order for the vessels and crew to be released.

The Combined Maritime Force (CMR) and EU NAVFOR have recently issued Industry Releasable Threat Bulletin (IRTB) 031 intended to help shipping operators who are responsible for merchant and large commercial fishing vessels that pass through, or operate in, the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (GOA).

Greece’s Shipping Ministry has made a “strong recommendation” to Greek shipping companies to avoid Iranian territorial waters when crossing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

Iran responded to calls from France and the EU to release the Greek tankers it seized on May 27, with renewed threats against Greek shipping.

Reporting indicates that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have detained two Greek-flagged oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on May 27. The vessels have been identified as the MV Delta Poseidon, and the MV Prudent Warrior.