The Iranian ship was detained for suspected illegal transfer of oil in Indonesian waters.

Tehran, Iran – Iran says Indonesia has released the tanker it seized in late January after the court march.

The Iranian National Tanker Company said in a statement that MT Horse and its crew were released on Friday after 125 days due to the results of the efforts of senior Iranian officials and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The state-owned company said: “Despite many hardships and being away from home, MT Horse’s professional and loyal personnel still insist on defending national interests and maintaining the flow of oil and its derivatives exports.”

It added that the ship has now resumed its mission in the area and will return to Iranian waters upon completion.

Indonesia stated that in addition to being suspected of illegally transferring oil in Panamanian waters, the Coast Guard also seized the Iranian flag vessel and the Panamanian MT Freya vessel.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs downplayed the seizure at the time, saying it was a “technical problem” and such incidents were not uncommon in transportation.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif traveled to Indonesia in April and met with senior officials including President Joko Widodo. But after the meeting, he and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not mention the ship, saying they talked about strengthening bilateral relations and opposing the unilateral US sanctions on Iran.

The main target of the severe sanctions imposed by the United States is Iran’s oil exports. Iran uses a variety of methods to conceal its transfers, including disabling the tracking system on its tankers.

Last year, MT Horse was used to deliver 2.1 million barrels of condensate to Venezuela, recognized by the United States.