The South Korean-flagged tanker had been travelling from Saudi Arabia to the UAE when it was seized by Iranian forces. Photograph: Wana News Agency/Reuters
Move comes as Iran resumes enriching uranium to up to 20% purity in significant breach of 2015 nuclear accord
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a South Korean vessel “for polluting the Persian Gulf with chemicals”, amid rising tensions between Iran and the US during the final days of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Iranian news agencies published photos showing Guards speed boats escorting the tanker MT Hankuk Chemi and said the vessel’s crew members, including nationals of South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar, had been detained.
The tanker is being held at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port city.
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Update #1: Iranian authorities arrest crew of seized SKorean tanker (Washington Post)
Update #2: Iran Admits Seizing South Korean-Flagged Oil Tanker (VOA/RFE)
WNU Editor: South Korea has responded .... South Korea demands release of chemical tanker seized by Iranian authorities (Reuters).
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In my opinion part of the reason this was done was to stick it to the party of fraud.
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