Iran releases Indian crew members from seized tanker - reports

Iran has released Indian crew members from Panama-flagged seized tanker, according to media reports. The oil tanker Stena Impero was seized last week by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Indian authorities have been constantly trying to get the crew members released.

Stena Bulk, the Swedish company which owns the vessel, has said that the vessel was in full compliance with all navigation and international regulations.

In early July, British marines and Gibraltar police seized an Iranian tanker off the Southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. Gibraltar claimed that the ship was transporting crude oil to Syria "in violation" of the EU sanctions placed on Damascus, escalating tensions in the Gulf.