South Korea says tanker and captain detained in Iran released
flagged tanker and its captain detained in Iran in January have been released, the foreign ministry in Seoul says./ Iran seized the Hankuk Chemi near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, accusing it of violating pollution rules./ All the 20 crew members were set free in February, apart from the captain./ The incident happened amid tensions over Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks because of US sanctions. Iran said the cases were not linked./ But the release of the ship and the captain comes amid reports Seoul and Tehran have made some ...
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