Crews of Greek tankers detained by Iran are safe

Tanker Minerva Symphony flying the Greek flag in the Black Sea. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 28. The crews of the Greek tankers, which were previously detained by the Iranian military, are safe and in good health, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Said Khatibzadeh said. The day before, it became known that the Iranian military seized two ships under Greek flag in the Persian Gulf. According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, this was a response to the piracy of the Greek authorities, who a few weeks ago seized a tanker with Iranian oil, and this week handed over the oil to the American authorities. «Our ancient ties with Greece and its great people have always been based on mutual respect «Our communications should not be hindered by deeply short-sighted miscalculations, including highway robberies ordered by a third party. Tanker crews are safe and healthy,» Khatibzadeh said on Twitter.Iran plans to exchange Russian steel for auto parts