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US hands over seized Iranian ship, crew to Pakistan for repatriation: Report
US Central Command said the 22 crew members were moved for repatriation as tensions over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz continued.
- On Monday, United States forces transferred 22 crew members of the Iranian-flagged container ship Touska to Pakistan for repatriation, following the vessel's seizure last month near Iran's Chabahar port.
- American forces seized the Touska after it "failed to comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period" regarding a blockade, as the vessel belongs to the sanctioned Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.
- The International Maritime Organisation reports that 20,000 seafarers remain unable to transit the Strait of Hormuz, while officials noted that "Six other passengers were already transferred to a regional country for repatriation last week."
- Islamabad will return the vessel to Iran after necessary repairs, with The Foreign Ministry calling the evacuation a "confidence-building measure" with support from both the United States and Iran.
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