“Last night, sailors arrived in Tehran, they were given entry visas, and today around noon all seven flew to Dubai,” Andrei Ganenko, press officer of the Russian diplomatic mission, quoted Interfax as saying.

According to him, among those released there are five Indian citizens, one Latvian citizen and one Russian.

Earlier, Iranian authorities allowed seven crew members to leave Iran.

Tanker Stena Impero under the flag of Great Britain was detained by Tehran on July 19. On board were 23 crew members, including three Russians.