Oil tanker Stena Impero, released by Iran, leaves port
By DW
27 September 2019 |
11:32 am
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, seized by Iran in July, has left port in Bandar Abbas, according to ship-tracking data providers. The seizure came amid heightened tensions between the West and Iran.
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