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Iran Releases Seized British Oil Tanker Stena Impero: Report
The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iran a couple of months ago has been released, the Ports and Maritime Organisation in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan said.
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Iran Says 7 Indian Crew Members From Seized British Ship Released: Report
Iran has claimed that it released seven Indian crew members aboard the 'Stena Impero', the British-flagged oil tanker, seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in July, the country's foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said on Wednesday.
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British Oil Tanker Seized By Iran Could Be Released Soon: Report
Sweden has received "very strong indications" that a British oil tanker seized last month by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is to be released soon, Swedish public service broadcaster SVT reported on Thursday, citing sources within Sweden's foreign ministry.
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Iran Oil Tanker Departs After Gibraltar Rejects US Demand
The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel.
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Amid Global Tensions, 24 Indian Crew Members Of Seized Iranian Ship Grace 1 Freed
All 24 Indian crew members who were aboard the Grace 1 -- an Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar authorities with the help of British marines over a month ago -- have been freed, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted on Thursday. The much-awaited development comes over a month after India launched efforts to secure their rel...
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Indian Crew Of Iran Oil Tanker 'Safe' In Gibraltar: 10 Point Update
The foreign ministry has reached out to both Iranian and British authorities seeking the release and repatriation of the 42 Indian nationals caught in the middle of a standoff between the two countries. The UK seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, earlier this month. Weeks later, Iran responded by seizin...
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Owner Of Seized British Tanker With 18 Indians On Board Says Crew "Safe"
The crew of a British-flagged oil tanker, including 18 from India, that was seized in the Gulf are "safe", the vessel's Swedish owner said on Wednesday after speaking to them for the first time.
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UK Plans To Send European-Led Gulf Force After Iran Seizes Its Tanker
Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region.
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UK Warship Tried To Stop Iran From Seizing Tanker, Leaked Audio Reveals
A British warship tried but failed to prevent Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from seizing a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, intercepted radio communications show, fueling a wave of recriminations in London on Sunday over who was to blame for the incident last week.
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British PM Theresa May To Hold Emergency Meeting On Seized Tanker In Iran
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain's emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran's seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.
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Iran Probes Seized British Oil Tanker, UK Says "Choosing Dangerous Path"
Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain rejected Tehran's version of events.
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Working For "Early Release" Of Indians On Tanker Seized By Iran: Centre
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the government is working to ensure the early release and repatriation of 18 Indians on board the British-flagged tanker which has been detained by Iran.
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Probe Into Seized British Ship Depends On "Crew Cooperation", Says Iran
Iran said on Sunday that the speed of its investigation into a British-flagged tanker depends on the cooperation of its crew, after ignoring calls to hand back the vessel.
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UK Says Iran's Seizure Of Oil Tanker Is "Tit-For-Tat Situation"
London on Saturday urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf by releasing a British-flagged ship it said had been illegally seized in Omani waters in an "utterly unacceptable" gambit.
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Iran Says British Oil Tanker "Violated Rules", UK Hits Back
A day after it seized a British-flagged tanker, Iran on Saturday said that Stena Impero vessel was violating maritime rules and regulations by using an exit lane to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran Releases Seized British Oil Tanker Stena Impero: Report
The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero seized by Iran a couple of months ago has been released, the Ports and Maritime Organisation in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan said.
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Iran Says 7 Indian Crew Members From Seized British Ship Released: Report
Iran has claimed that it released seven Indian crew members aboard the 'Stena Impero', the British-flagged oil tanker, seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in July, the country's foreign ministry spokesperson Abbas Mousavi said on Wednesday.
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British Oil Tanker Seized By Iran Could Be Released Soon: Report
Sweden has received "very strong indications" that a British oil tanker seized last month by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz is to be released soon, Swedish public service broadcaster SVT reported on Thursday, citing sources within Sweden's foreign ministry.
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Iran Oil Tanker Departs After Gibraltar Rejects US Demand
The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel.
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Amid Global Tensions, 24 Indian Crew Members Of Seized Iranian Ship Grace 1 Freed
All 24 Indian crew members who were aboard the Grace 1 -- an Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar authorities with the help of British marines over a month ago -- have been freed, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted on Thursday. The much-awaited development comes over a month after India launched efforts to secure their rel...
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Indian Crew Of Iran Oil Tanker 'Safe' In Gibraltar: 10 Point Update
The foreign ministry has reached out to both Iranian and British authorities seeking the release and repatriation of the 42 Indian nationals caught in the middle of a standoff between the two countries. The UK seized an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory, earlier this month. Weeks later, Iran responded by seizin...
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Owner Of Seized British Tanker With 18 Indians On Board Says Crew "Safe"
The crew of a British-flagged oil tanker, including 18 from India, that was seized in the Gulf are "safe", the vessel's Swedish owner said on Wednesday after speaking to them for the first time.
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UK Plans To Send European-Led Gulf Force After Iran Seizes Its Tanker
Britain on Monday said it was planning a European-led protection force for shipping in the Gulf after Iranian authorities seized a British-flagged tanker in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the region.
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UK Warship Tried To Stop Iran From Seizing Tanker, Leaked Audio Reveals
A British warship tried but failed to prevent Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from seizing a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, intercepted radio communications show, fueling a wave of recriminations in London on Sunday over who was to blame for the incident last week.
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British PM Theresa May To Hold Emergency Meeting On Seized Tanker In Iran
Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain's emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran's seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf.
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Iran Probes Seized British Oil Tanker, UK Says "Choosing Dangerous Path"
Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in the Gulf depends on an investigation, as Britain rejected Tehran's version of events.
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Working For "Early Release" Of Indians On Tanker Seized By Iran: Centre
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said the government is working to ensure the early release and repatriation of 18 Indians on board the British-flagged tanker which has been detained by Iran.
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Probe Into Seized British Ship Depends On "Crew Cooperation", Says Iran
Iran said on Sunday that the speed of its investigation into a British-flagged tanker depends on the cooperation of its crew, after ignoring calls to hand back the vessel.
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UK Says Iran's Seizure Of Oil Tanker Is "Tit-For-Tat Situation"
London on Saturday urged Iran to de-escalate tensions in the Gulf by releasing a British-flagged ship it said had been illegally seized in Omani waters in an "utterly unacceptable" gambit.
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Iran Says British Oil Tanker "Violated Rules", UK Hits Back
A day after it seized a British-flagged tanker, Iran on Saturday said that Stena Impero vessel was violating maritime rules and regulations by using an exit lane to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
