Tehran’s Embassy in Athens announced that the Iranian oil tanker and its cargo which was seized by Greece under US pressure is to head back to the country soon.

“The operation involving transfer of Iran’s stolen oil [back] to the Lana vessel is underway in Greece’s waters, and the vessel will soon head [back] to the country (Iran) with its complete cargo of oil,” the diplomatic mission wrote on Twitter on Friday.

Back in late July, the Iranian Embassy in Athens confirmed that the Supreme Court in Greece had voted to uphold an appeals ruling in favor of Tehran against the seizure of an oil shipment in line with Washington’s sanctions against the country.

The Greek authorities confiscated Lana and its cargo back in April, handing over its cargo of crude to a US tanker.

Tehran described the seizure by Athens as an “act of piracy” that was “in violation of international standards”.

In response, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) seized two Greek oil tankers. Later, Iran announced that all crew members of the the oil tankers are in good health.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has said that Tehran’s seizure of Greek oil tankers was retaliation against Athens because it “stole” Iranian oil.

“The Iranian fuel was stolen off Greece, then the brave [forces] of the Islamic republic made up for that by seizing an enemy ship,” Ayatollah Khamenei stated in early June.

“It’s you who stole our oil,” he added, addressing the country’s “enemies”.