Iran frees crew members of seized Israeli ship MSC Aries, 16 Indians return home

Iran Releases MSC Aries Crew Members: A big news has come out from Iran. Iran said it had released the crew members of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship MSC Aries. Of the 25 crew members of this ship, 17 were Indians. According to an Iranian statement, its Foreign Minister Amir Abdolyan mentioned the release of the ship’s crew members during a phone conversation with his Estonian counterpart Margus Sahakana on Friday.

Iran had already released an Indian woman

Cadet Ann Tessa Joseph, the only female among the 17 Indian crew members of the Israeli-allied cargo ship, was released on April 13, days after Iranian forces seized the tanker. After the release of Tessa Joseph, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that it is in talks with Iran for the release of the remaining Indian citizens.

What did Iran’s Foreign Ministry say?

In response to the request of the Estonian side for the release of the Portuguese ship and its Estonian crew seized in the territorial waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Amir Abdullayan said that the ship, which had disappeared from its radar in the territorial waters of Iran , was confiscated under. Judicial rules, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said

The Ministry of External Affairs was active for the liberation of Indians

The Ministry of External Affairs was in constant touch with Iran for the release of Indian nationals aboard MSC Aries. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke to Iran’s Foreign Minister Amir Abdulaian and raised the issue of the release of Indians. Then Iran had assured that it would soon release all the Indian citizens.