DUBAI: An Iranian tanker at the centre of an angry confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece on Monday after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar, as Washington called the release unfortunate and warned Greece and Mediterranean ports against helping the vessel.
Gibraltar said on Sunday it could not comply with that request because it was bound by EU law. Washington wanted to detain the tanker on the grounds that it had links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , which it has designated a terrorist organisation."It's unfortunate that that happened," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News Channel about the ship's release.
Zarif said in Finland:"We are happy this ordeal has ended and I hope this will lead to less escalation." He also appeared to downplay the possibility of US military action against the Islamic Republic in the interview, saying the US habit of saying:"No option is off the table" in its approach to Iran was a violation of the U.N. Charter.Asked whether the United States could renew its seizure request after the tanker sailed from Gibraltar, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said:"Such an action, and even the talk of it ... would endanger shipping safety in open seas.
U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran in May last year, while the European Union is still part of the accord, which allows Tehran to sell its oil.
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