Iran has signed deals with a number of European companies including Spanish Cepsa and Italian Eni to rent 35 oil tankers, said a top official.

All of the 35 deals are voyage charter, Sirous Kianersi, managing director of the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) was quoted as saying in the Iran Daily report, which cited Mehr News Agency.

In January, Iranian oil ship reached Spain's Algeciras while two other Iranian tankers also left the Persian Gulf for the Netherlands, the report said.