Iran has released the crew members of a South Korean oil tanker detained last month in the Persian Gulf for violating international maritime law.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Tuesday that the decision to release the members of the crew aboard the South Korean ship was taken on humanitarian grounds and the released ...
Irans deputy foreign minister for political affairs has taken to task the government of South Korea for illegally freezing the Islamic Republics assets over fear of the US sanctions, warning that Seoul should not submit to the extortionist policies of the White House.
Abbas Araqchi made the remarks in a Sunday meeting with South Koreas visiting ...
A senior South Korean official says the situation surrounding a Korean-flagged oil tanker that has been seized by Iran for repeated environmental violations is serious, saying he is heading to the Islamic Republic for in-depth talks on the issue.
I am a little relieved to know that the crew is safe, but the situation is serious, First Vice Foreign ...
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that a South Korean delegation arrived in Tehran in order to discuss about Irans access to its financial resources.
Saeed Khatibzadeh broke the news on Thu. and stated that a part of South Koreas Deputy Foreign Ministry delegation has arrived in Tehran to negotiate on Irans financial resources.
The ...
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman called on Seoul to behave rationally in dealing with Tehrans seizure of a South Korean vessel due to technical issues.
In comments on Tuesday, Saeed Khatibzadeh said, The South Korean governments behavior in this regard is not understandable and is rejected."
We urge the Korean government to deal ...
Seoul says it will dispatch a delegation to Tehran for talks following the seizure of a South Korean-flagged tanker which Iranian naval forces say took place for repetitive violations of maritime environmental law and polluting Persian Gulf waters with chemicals.
Speaking at a regular press briefing on Tuesday, South Koreas Foreign Ministry spokesperson ...
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement reiterating that a South Korean ship was impounded in the Persian Gulf waters on Monday purely over technical and environmental issues.
The statement by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that local officials in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan had made it clear that the ...
Iran's news agencies on Monday announced that a South Korean-flagged chemical tanker heading for the emirate of Fujairah was detained by IRGC Navy in the Strait of Hormuz and moved to an Iranian port.
Informed sources told Tasnim News Agency that the Korean-flagged tanker has been seized due to creating environmental and chemical pollution in the ...