“I talked with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif, had a constructive conversation. I assured him that our concern was not the origin of the oil on the tanker, but its destination, and that the UK would contribute to the release of the vessel if we received guarantees that it would not go to Syria after following proper procedures in the courts of Gibraltar, ”wrote Hunt on Twitter.
According to him, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif assured that Tehran is not looking for an aggravation of the situation.
Earlier, the Police of Gibraltar released on bail of the arrested members of the crew of the tanker of Iran.
Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, promised that the incident with the detention of the tanker by Britain would not remain without Tehran’s response.
On July 4, Royal Marines of Great Britain detained off the coast of Gibraltar the tanker Grace 1, belonging to Iran, due to the fact that the ship allegedly delivered oil to Syria.