
Captured seafarers from South Korean tanker are pawns in political rivalry
Iran released crew members of a South Korean-flagged tanker that was seized near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran released crew members of a South Korean-flagged tanker that was seized near the Strait of Hormuz.
Although the release of seven seafarers is a positive step in the right direction, there are still 16 seafarers that remain detained.
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.
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.
Nearly 80 Iran-linked tankers involved in sanctionable activity have been denied the flags they need to sail.
Chabahar is India’s gateway to Eurasia and key to the development of landlocked Afghanistan.
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.
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