Iran’s foreign minister declared on 27 April that the crew members of a seized Portuguese-flagged vessel with connections to Israel have received consular access and are predicted to be released.
On 13 April, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized MSC Aries, comprising a crew of 25, in the Strait of Hormuz, days after Tehran pledged to retaliate for a suspected strike by Israel on the consulate in Damascus.
Iran said that it could be closing the crucial shipping...