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Iran had seized the cargo ship MSC Aries coming to India on 13 April. Five Indians aboard this ship have been released. All of them have left for India from Tehran.
Iran released 5 Indians
Iran had seized the cargo ship MSC Aries coming to India on 13 April. Five Indians aboard this ship have been released. All of them have left for India from Tehran. The Indian Embassy in Iran has confirmed this. The Indian Embassy has thanked the Iranian authorities.
Let us tell you that the ship which was seized by Iran had the Portuguese flag on it. But its connection was with Israel. There were 25 crew members on board. Of these, 17 were Indians. The remaining 12 Indians had already been released. There were five left, who have also been released.
Ship captured amid tension
The capture of this ship has taken place amidst the ongoing tension between Israel and Iran. This increased further when on April 1, Israel carried out an airstrike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus. 16 people including a top officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in this attack. Let us tell you that the cargo ship MSC Aries is associated with London-based Zodiac Maritime.
Zodiac Maritime is part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer's Zodiac Group. Iran had announced on April 27 that the remaining members would also be released. People from Portugal were also on board the ship. Portugal summoned Iran's ambassador on 16 April to demand the release of the ship and its crew.
Jaishankar had turned the phone towards Iran
Regarding the release of its citizens, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had called his Iranian counterpart H Amir Abdullahian and demanded the release of all 17 Indian crew members. During this he also discussed the current situation of the area. Along with this, the importance of avoiding escalating tension, exercising restraint and returning to diplomacy was emphasized.