Reuters - Iran has freed nine Indian crew members of a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, and it appealed for the release of three remaining crew members held from the same ship. Dozens of Indian crew members on ships in the Gulf have been caught up in rising tensions between Iran and the West....

MNA Iran has released 9 out of 12 Indian crews of tanker MT Riah which was detained by IRGC because of fuel smuggling. Iran has released nine out of 12 Indians who were on board the ship MT Riah that was detained in early July, official sources said Thursday, reported India Today. Under the order of judiciary officials, IRGC seized ...

Press TV - Panama's maritime authority has confirmed that a tanker operating under the country's flag and seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf last week for smuggling fuel, was indeed in violation of international laws. The Panamanian Maritime Administration (AMP) on Sunday censured the use of ships chartered by Panama for illegal acts, days after ...