Iran could release the detained Stena Bulk tanker Stena Impero "within days".

This is according to foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi, who told state television over the weekend that the process to free the 50,000-dwt MR (built 2018) were "underway," AFP reported.

“The final steps of the legal procedure are underway and, God willing, the boat will be released in the coming days,” he said.