Iran releases tanker after Swedish-linked verdict

Iran has released an oil tanker that the country seized over a year ago. The seizure last year was linked by Iranian authorities to a court case involving the Swedish company Mölnlycke. The verdict in the case was delivered on Thursday.

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Iran has released an oil tanker that the country captured over a year ago.

The capture last year was linked by Iranian authorities to a court case involving the Swedish company Mölnlycke. The verdict in the case fell on Thursday.

Iran believes that the USA should pay compensation to Iranian citizens whose healthcare was affected by sanctions, and a court in the strictly governed country has ruled that the US government should pay $6.7 billion (approximately 70 billion kronor).

The Iranian court points to the consequences of Mölnlycke stopping deliveries of bandages to Iran, in order not to violate the US sanctions against the country, reports the state-owned Iranian news agency Irna.

According to Iranian sources, it concerns 300 plaintiffs who have the incurable skin disease epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and who could not receive treatment due to the delivery stop. About 20 of the plaintiffs are said to have died from the disease after the stop.

Mölnlycke is said to have stopped delivering bandages to Iran around 2018, following the then-American President Donald Trump's decision to tear up the so-called nuclear energy agreement with Iran.

The information about the release of the oil tanker Advantage Sweet is based on data on ship traffic in the Persian Gulf.

The vessel was on its way from Kuwait to Houston in Texas when it was captured by Iran on international waters on April 27 last year.

According to AP, the Advantage Sweet has been emptied of its cargo while in port. Iran has not confirmed the reports about the oil tanker.

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