On Thursday, ship tracking data showed the vessel moving to
international waters, with the destination showing as Khor Fakkan in the United
Arab Emirates.
The Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet was
boarded by Iran's military in the Gulf of Oman in April 2023 after an
alleged collision with an Iranian boat.
There was no immediate comment from Chevron.
The US State Department called in March for the immediate
release of the tanker.
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A Chevron-chartered oil tanker that was seized by Iran's military in the Gulf of Oman in April 2023 after an alleged collision with an Iranian boat has been released.
ReplyDeleteThe US State Department welcomed reports that the vessel has been released, but condemned the Iranian regime's unlawful seizure of the vessel from international waters.
The State Department in March had called for the immediate release of the tanker.
The movement of the detained ship coincides with the reported conclusion of a court case that Iranian state-linked media have linked to the tanker.
An Iranian court found in favor of patients who had sued the US government over sanctions which they said stopped Iran importing medicine for a rare skin disease, causing deaths and suffering.
After the ruling, Iranian authorities said they would unload about US$50 million worth of crude from the ship, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The report did not specify whether Iran's seizure of the tanker's oil would contribute to any compensation for the patients.
On Thursday, an Iranian court reached a final ruling in the case, ordering the US government and officials to pay US$6.8 billion over the sanctions, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported.