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South Korean oil tanker was boarded by armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces
South Korean oil tanker was boarded by armed Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAN. 5, 20213:48 AM
...In past months Iran has sought to escalate pressure on South Korea to unlock some $7 billion in frozen assets from oil sales earned before the Trump administration tightened sanctions on the country’s oil exports.
The head of Iran’s central bank recently announced that Tehran was seeking to use funds tied up in a South Korean bank to purchase COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX, an international program designed to distribute inoculations to participating countries.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it plans to dispatch a delegation of officials to Iran for talks on securing the early release of the ship and its crew members. The crew includes sailors from Indonesia, Myanmar, South Korea and Vietnam, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it was sending its anti-piracy unit near to the Strait of Hormuz — a 4,400-ton-class destroyer with about 300 troops...
The head of Iran’s central bank recently announced that Tehran was seeking to use funds tied up in a South Korean bank to purchase COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX, an international program designed to distribute inoculations to participating countries.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it plans to dispatch a delegation of officials to Iran for talks on securing the early release of the ship and its crew members. The crew includes sailors from Indonesia, Myanmar, South Korea and Vietnam, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said it was sending its anti-piracy unit near to the Strait of Hormuz — a 4,400-ton-class destroyer with about 300 troops...
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https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-01-05/south-korean-tanker-was-boarded-by-armed-iran-guard-forces