Iran releases tanker seized in Strait of Hormuz, manager says

However, Columbia Shipmanagement said "no allegations were made against the vessel, her crew and the vessel's managers and owners" before its release on Wednesday morning.

Talara had been sailing to Singapore from the United Arab Emirates with a cargo of high-sulphur gasoil on Friday when it was seized around 20 nautical miles (37km) off the Emirati port of Khor Fakkan and diverted to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

In recent years, the IRGC has periodically seized tankers and cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf, through which about 20% of global oil and gas shipments pass.

However, this was the first seizure since Iran's 12-day war with Israel in June.