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The Government issued a statement this afternoon stating that of the 25 crew members of the Portuguese ship hijacked by Iran, none were Portuguese nationals.
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Major General Isidro de Morais Pereira considers that “Iran is committing a war crime against international law” with the capture of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
The minister told journalists that there were 17 Indians, several Pakistanis, one Russian and one Estonian citizen on the vessel. Although Portuguese are not involved, “the situation is worrying, because it occurs in the context of high tension in the Middle East,” added Paulo Rangel.
Minister asks Portuguese people who are in Israel to comply with all instructions given by local authorities.
A video released on social media shows the moment when the Iranian Revolutionary Guard captured the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries freighter near the Strait of Hormuz. In the video, which you can see in the gallery above, you can see a helicopter approaching the container ship and a soldier sliding along a rope. The Tasnim agency, linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, announced this Saturday that “a cargo ship associated with the Zionist regi…
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