Iran has released the oil cargo from the Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands flagged tanker MT St. Nikolas seized earlier this year in the Gulf of Oman.
The vessel carrying 1 million barrels of crude oil destined for Turkey is still under Iranian control.
The cargo was released after negotiations and was transferred to a Turkish vessel this week, according to shipping sources.
The cargo acquired from Iraqi state oil company SOMO by Turkish refiner Tupras was...