Iran releases MSC Aries crew while still holding arrested ship

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IRAN has released all the crew members of the 15,000-TEU MSC Aries that were seized by Iranian special forces last month, reports Singapore’s Splash 247. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, speaking to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna, explained that the captured ship had deactivated its transponders while in Iran’s territorial waters, posing a threat to navigation security. The ship, which has ties to Israel, remains anchored alongside three other vessels that were hijacked by Iranian special...

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