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Iran releases captured seafarers from South Korean tanker for strategic reason

Captured seafarers from South Korean tanker are pawns in political rivalry

February 10, 2021

Iran released crew members of a South Korean-flagged tanker that was seized near the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran releases seven Stena Impero seafarers, fate of remaining crew still unclear

September 12, 2019

Although the release of seven seafarers is a positive step in the right direction, there are still 16 seafarers that remain detained.

Higher pay for distressed seafarers at Hormuz Strait

August 16, 2019

Following the incidents in the Gulf of Oman, and specifically the Strait of Hormuz, over the past 12 weeks, the International Bargaining Forum designated the Straits as a Temporary Extended Risk Zone.

US warns of Iranian threat to commercial shipping

August 10, 2019

Ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf have been experiencing GPS interference and various other problems that US officials suspect is the work of the Iranians.

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Sanctions intensify around Iranian shipping

July 29, 2019

Nearly 80 Iran-linked tankers involved in sanctionable activity have been denied the flags they need to sail.

India begins trade through Iran's Chabahar Port, Afghanistan to soon follow suit

January 31, 2019

Chabahar is India’s gateway to Eurasia and key to the development of landlocked Afghanistan.

US waives sanctions for Iran's Chabahar Port project

November 19, 2018

The US has granted a sanctions waiver for the Indian-Iranian port project, which otherwise will be prohibited by the ban on transactions with Iran’s shipping industry.