The seized South Korean-flagged tanker Hankuk Chemi is escorted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats in the Persian Gulf last month. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via AP
Asian crew of seized South Korean tanker to be released by Iran in ‘humanitarian move’
- The crew of the Hankuk Chemi, from South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar, were detained on January 4 by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards
- Tehran has denied that the tanker’s seizure is connected the billions of dollar of Iranian assets frozen in South Korea because of US sanctions
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The seized South Korean-flagged tanker Hankuk Chemi is escorted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats in the Persian Gulf last month. Photo: Tasnim News Agency via AP