Iran’s overseas ministry has slammed the interventionist statements of the American and French governments, insisting Tehran’s seizure of a South Korean flagged tanker was not political, however on account of environmental air pollution.
Talking on Monday, Iranian International Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh referred to as on France to “respect worldwide regulation,” after Paris and its Western allies demanded Iran launch the South Korean-flagged MT Hankuk Chemi.
“The [South] Korean ship was seized due to polluting the marine setting within the Persian Gulf with a earlier warning and a court docket order,” mentioned Khatibzadeh.
“Those that search to politicize the difficulty are transferring within the flawed course.”
The vessel was commandeered and its crew arrested by Iran forces final Monday.
The MT Hankuk Chemi was reportedly carrying 7,200 tons of oil chemical merchandise.
The spokesman added that Iranian International Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and South Korean Deputy International Minister Choi Jong-kun had been on account of maintain talks afterward Monday.
Khatibzadeh mentioned the 2 ministers can be discussing the seized vessel and the Iranian property which were frozen by Seoul.
Final week, Iranian authorities spokesman Ali Rabiei informed reporters that South Korea was the get together responsible of “hostage taking” and never Iran, citing the truth that Seoul had frozen a number of billion {dollars} in Iranian cash and refused to switch it to Tehran underneath the pretext of complying with US sanctions on Iran.
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