Grace 1

Iran refutes claims on making assurances about Adrian Daria 1’s destination

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baedinejad has quoted Gibraltar’s chief minister’s remarks as evidence to prove that Iran gave no commitments to Gibraltar and the UK on the destination of the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Daria 1.
2019-09-14 17:06
A private company owns Adrian Darya 1 oil: Iranian UK envoy

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – In a meeting with the UK foreign secretary, the Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baedinejad said that the oil unloaded by the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 belonged to a private company.
2019-09-11 17:14
Iranian FM spokesman says oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 unloaded its cargo

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi has said that the oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, ex-Grace 1, has successfully unloaded its cargo despite attempts against it.
2019-09-09 13:10
US currently has no plan to seize Iranian tanker 'Adrian Darya 1': Pentagon chief

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday he currently had no plan on his desk to seize the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, despite earlier reports about US offering of cash to its captain to hand it over.
2019-09-06 20:29
Iran warns IMO over US attempt to seize Iranian ship 'Adrian Darya'

TEHRAN, Sep.4 (MNA) – According to the Iranian Ambassador to the UK Hamid Baedinejad, Iran has warned the International Maritime Organization (IMO) over the recent US offering of cash to captain of Iranian ship 'Adrian Darya' in a bid to seize it.
2019-09-04 22:48
Bolton repeats US hostile stance against Iranian tanker

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – In line with the White House’s anti-Iran policies, US National Security Adviser John Bolton has called for preventing a recently-released Iranian supertanker from delivering its cargo to Turkey.
2019-08-26 14:57
Iranian Navy ready to escort Adrian Darya tanker ‘if need be’

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s Navy is ready to safeguard its recently-released oil tanker Adian Darya 1 if necessary, says the Deputy Coordinator of the Iranian Army Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari.
2019-08-25 11:01
'Adrian Darya 1' tanker heading to Turkey: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, formerly called Grace 1, is reportedly sailing towards Mersin, Turkey, while Iran has not disclosed its intended destination yet.
2019-08-24 13:50
No formal request from Adrian Darya 1 to dock at Greek port: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – While Iran has not disclosed Adrian Darya 1′s intended destination, Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said on Tuesday that so far Greek authorities have not received any formal request from the the tanker to dock at the port of Kalamata.
2019-08-20 13:49
Iranian oil tanker, Adrian Darya 1, enters intl. waters from Gibraltar: PMO dep.

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Deputy Head of Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced that after having its crew and name changed, Iranian oil taker Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as Grace 1, left Gibraltar region for international waters on Monday morning.
2019-08-19 15:40
Release of Iranian tanker not enough, compensation needed: Judiciary chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iran's Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi said the release of Iran-operated supertanker, Adrian Darya 1, is not enough and aggressors need to pay compensation to Iran.
2019-08-19 15:28
Revolutionary diplomacy behind release of Iranian tanker: senior MP

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker said that Iran-operated oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 was released as the result of Revolutionary diplomacy based on resistance.
2019-08-19 10:56
Iranian-operated tanker leaves Gibraltar after 45 days: envoy

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – The Iranian supertanker Adrian Darya 1 (formerly known as Grace 1) has set sail from Gibraltar, 45 days after being illegally seized by British naval forces in the international waters.
2019-08-19 09:46
Gibraltar rejects US' request to seize Iranian tanker for another time: Sputnik

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Gibraltar authorities on Sunday rejected another US demand not to release Iranian oil tanker, previously named Grace 1.
2019-08-18 18:08
Iran's PMO, judiciary to decide on Stena Impero: IRGC

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Port and Maritime Organization of Iran (PMO) and Iranian Judiciary system are to decide on the case of the seized British oil tanker by IRGC, the corps' Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said on Sunday.
2019-08-18 17:48
Iran ready to escort Grace 1 into territorial waters if needed: cmdr.

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi announced on Sunday that Iran is not intended to escort Grace 1 but if need it is ready to safeguard the oil tanker to Iranian territorial waters.
2019-08-18 14:51
All should be ready as enemies don’t stop devising plots: Kharrazi

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – The head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharrazi said all the country should be ready to confront threats since there is no end to enemies’ plots against Iran.
2019-08-18 13:21
Iranian tanker leaving Gibraltar: Sputnik

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian oil tanker, previously called Grace 1, is leaving Gibraltar, after a month of being unlawfully detained by UK.
2019-08-18 13:04
Grace 1's name change not in relation with US sanctions: envoy to UK

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to London, Hamid Baeidinejad wrote on Twitter that the act of having the Iranian oil tanker, Grace 1, renamed is in no relation with skirting the US sanctions, since the tanker is not sanctioned and sails under the aegis of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).
2019-08-18 12:14
By: Mohammad Ghaderi

Message behind release of Iranian oil tanker

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – The Gibraltar court ordered the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 to be released. The tanker was seized by the British Royal Marines about a month ago.
2019-08-17 17:34
Captain of Grace 1 resigns from keeping command

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Reports say that as US issues warrant for seizure, the captain of the Iranian supertanker, Grace 1, no longer wants to keep command of the ship, which is in need of repairs that could impede its immediate departure from Gibraltar.
2019-08-17 15:25
UK understands today Iran’s power different from past: Larijani

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said that the United Kingdom, which once helped in organizing 1953 coup in Iran, has now understood that Iran’s power is not comparable to the past.
2019-08-17 10:15