Berlin, July 20, 2019, SPA -- Germany called on Iran to immediately release the detained UK oil tanker, declaring solidarity with Britain in this position. A spokesman of the German Foreign Ministry said today that his country condemns the detention of two commercial vessels in the Gulf, indicating that these such actions lead to the escalation of the situation in the Gulf and threat the navigation. --SPA 14:44 LOCAL TIME 11:44 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w1141113