Iran’s ambassador to UK: British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is free to leave

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Iran’s ambassador to UK: British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is free to leave
Reuters Monday, 23 September 2019

The British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is free to leave after completion of judicial and legal process, Iran’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Hamid Baeidinejad, tweeted on Monday.

“The British flagged tanker “Stena Impero,” pursuant to the completion of the judicial and legal process, is now free to leave,” he wrote.

In a statement to Al Arabiya, the British Foreign Office said: “We continue to call on Iran to immediately release the Stena Impero and her remaining crew, who continue to be illegally detained. Iran’s illegal seizure of a ship inside an internationally recognised shipping lane is unacceptable and undermines international law.”

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