Iran says crew of seized South Korean ship free to leave
Tehran says it made a "humanitarian decision" to release the sailors aboard a Korean ship it seized in the Persian Gulf, though the Hankuk Chemi will remain in Iran as an investigation and talks over oil funds withheld by Seoul continue.
The Iranian government has given the crew of a seized South Korean ship permission to leave the country.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the Islamic Republic made a “humanitarian decision” to release the sailors.
