Grace 1 renamed to conform to international laws: Iran envoy
Iran’s ambassador to the UK has rejected claims that Tehran renamed a tanker planned to depart from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, where it has been detained since last month, to avoid US sanctions, saying the move was in line with international maritime rules. Hamid Baeidinejad said on Sunday that Iran renamed Grace 1 to Adrian Darya simply because Panama as the previous flag state of the ship had refused to continue to keep it registered after it was detained in Gibraltar for alleged breach of sanctions on Syria. “Renaming ...
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