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Iran tanker standoff: Tehran releases nine crew of Mt Riah vessel
Source: Reuters
Iran tanker standoff: Tehran releases nine crew of Mt Riah vessel
Reuters
Sat 27 Jul 2019 07.26 BST
Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew members of MT Riah, a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month as part of a growing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday.
The MT Riah was detained by the Iranian coastguard on 13 July, with 12 Indian crew members on board, the Indian foreign ministry said, and appealed for the release of the remaining crew. No reason has been provided as to why the three are being held.
“Nine crew members have been released and they will be on their way to India soon,” foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said. “Our mission in Iran has requested the release of remaining crew members from the Iranian authorities concerned.”
Dozens of Indian sailors on ships in the Gulf have been caught up in rising tensions between Iran and the west.
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Reuters
Sat 27 Jul 2019 07.26 BST
Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew members of MT Riah, a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month as part of a growing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday.
The MT Riah was detained by the Iranian coastguard on 13 July, with 12 Indian crew members on board, the Indian foreign ministry said, and appealed for the release of the remaining crew. No reason has been provided as to why the three are being held.
“Nine crew members have been released and they will be on their way to India soon,” foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar said. “Our mission in Iran has requested the release of remaining crew members from the Iranian authorities concerned.”
Dozens of Indian sailors on ships in the Gulf have been caught up in rising tensions between Iran and the west.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/27/iran-tanker-standoff-tehran-releases-nine-crew-of-mt-riah-vessel