Grace 1 detention was 100% unlawful: Iran's Zarif
Aug 16, 2019 01:16 Asia/Tehran [Updated: May 18, 2020 21:52 Asia/Tehran]
Iranian foreign minister in a message referred to Iran's embassy note to UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, saying seizure of tanker carrying Iran oil was 100 percent unlawful.
Iran Press/Iran news Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Thursday nothing changes the fact that Grace t detention was 100% unlawful.
Our London Embassy note to UKFCO:
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) August 15, 2019
-Protested the illegal detention of Grace1;
-Repeated public statements about destination; &
-Made it crystal clear that EU sanctions do NOT apply to Iran—a position shared by most Europeans.
Nothing changes the fact: detention was 100% unlawful pic.twitter.com/lwJ2gYKpf6
Meanwhile, Iran's Ambassador to UK Hamid Baeidinejad in a message on Thursday confirmed release of oil tanker Grace 1 late on Thursday.
He said that following a decision by the Gibraltar's officials, illegal detention of an oil tanker carrying Iran's oil was lifted moments earlier.
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