Iran says it has ‘not arrested’ crews of seized Greek tankers
By DW
31 May 2022 |
7:46 am
Tehran says the crews of two Greek oil tankers confiscated in the Gulf have not been detained and are in good health. Athens called the seizures "acts of piracy."
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