According to the news of the Tasnim news agency, citing Iranian officials, 17 more Greek ships may be detained in the Persian Gulf if Greece does not release the detained Russian-flagged oil tanker and compensate the damages.
The Russian tanker “Pegasus” was detained in the port of Karystos on the Greek island of Euboea – port authorities instructed by the Anti-Money Laundering Office within the framework of sanctions imposed on ships representing the EU and NATO. Russia’s interests. There were 19 sailors aboard the tanker. According to the source, the sanctions will only apply to the ship, not its cargo.
Then two Greek oil tankers detained Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) forces.
The IRGC said in a statement that two Greek ships were detained for disturbances in the Persian Gulf waters.