Iran Press/ Europe: In April, the case arose when Greek authorities impounded the Iranian-flagged Lana, formerly Pegas, with 19 Russian crew members on board, near the coast of the southern island of Evia due to the European Union sanctions.
The ship was soon released due to complications regarding its ownership. In May, the United States confiscated part of the Iranian oil cargo held onboard and transferred it to another ship following the initial Greek court ruling.
Greek authorities later seized Lana again in a separate case, acting on an interim court order over alleged debts to another shipping company.
The incident had led to an angry response by Iran, with Iranian forces last month seizing two Greek tankers in the Gulf after Tehran warned it would take "punitive action" against Athens.
One legal source said Iran had also appealed the original court decision, declining to be named.
US confiscates Iran oil cargo on Greek Island
On Wednesday, a Greek court overturned an earlier court ruling that allowed the confiscation by the United States of part of a cargo of Iranian oil on an Iranian-flagged tanker off the Greek coast; three sources familiar with the matter said, Reuters reported.
"The action for the reversal of the ruling was accepted by the court," the source said. "It will be hard to overrule that (the appeal court's ruling)."
It was not immediately clear if the US or Greek governments would challenge the ruling, which was given in the Appeals court of the region of Chalkis. The result of the appeal has not yet been made public.
Iran seizes 2 Greek oil tankers in Persian Gulf
After the Greek government seized the Iranian oil tanker in its waters and unloaded its cargo at the request of the United States, and transferred it to another tanker, on Friday night, May 26, the IRGC Public Relations announced in a statement that; two Greek tankers were seized due to violations in the azure waters of the Persian Gulf. The two ships were detained in the Persian Gulf, one near Assaluyeh and the other near Bandar Lengeh near the island of Hindurabi.
Both Prudent Warrior and Delta Poseidon ships sailed under the Greek flag and were seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy.
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