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Capture of ships by US, Iran violates international law, shipping body ...
International Chamber of Shipping official tells Al Jazeera the US and Iran should immediately release crews of captured vessels.A prominent shipping organisation has condemned the United States and Iran’s tit-for-tat capture of commercial ships and is calling for the immediate release of their crews.In an interview with Al Jazeera, John Stawpert, marine director of the International Chamber of Shipping, said seafarers must be allowed to go about their business “freely and without persecution”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Iran-Iraq Tanker War redux? Why the Strait of Hormuz crisis is differentlist 2 of 4How long can Iran survive the US’s Hormuz blockade?list 3 of 4US sending envoys to Pakistan, raising hopes of talks with Iran’s Araghchilist 4 of 4Oil rises above $106 per barrel as US, Iran deadlocked in Strait of Hormuzend of listStawpert, whose organisation is the top trade association for merchant shipowners and operators worldwide, called the capture of the vessels an affront to freedom of navigation as enshrined in international law.“All these people are doing is transporting trade. And really, we can’t have a situation where ships are being seized, ultimately for political ends, to prove a political point,” said Stawpert, whose organisation represents about 80 percent of the world’s merchant fleet.“These are innocent farers and they should be allowed to go about their jobs without fear of, essentially, imprisonment.”Stawpert said Iran’s stated wish to charge tolls in the Strait of Hormuz had no basis in international law and would set a dangerous precedent.“If you can do it in the Strait of Hormuz, why can’t you do it in the Strait of Gibraltar, say, or the Straits of Malacca?” he asked.Stawpert also said the US President Donald Trump’s naval blockade of Iranian ports had heaped further uncertainty on shipping companies already reeling from Iran’s effective closure of the strait.“We don’t know what conditions are in place. We don’t know what the targeting criteria of Iran are really,” Stawpert said. “And so we then have another state coming in, effectively doing the same thing through the blockade of the straits”.The Epaminondas captured by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, April 24, 2026 [Meysam Mirzadeh/Tasnim/WANA via Reuters]The US and Iranian militaries have each announced the capture of two commercial vessels over the past week as Washington and Tehran continue to face off in the strait and in...
What we know about the Iranian ship seized by the US - BBC
4 days agoWhat we know about the Iranian ship seized by the USThe US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said.Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the ship was seized by the US Navy after failing to respond to a warning to stop.Iran said it was a violation of the ceasefire and it would retaliate soon for an "act of armed piracy".It's the first ship to be seized by the US since its blockade of Iranian ports began.Here's what we know so far about it.
Iran urges UN to press US for release of seized commercial vessel ...
Iran'has formally urged the global body to press the United States to immediately and unconditionally release the Iranian commercial vessel Touska, along with its crew and their families, as reported by Iranian state broadcaster Press TV.
US Seizes Iran Ship, Tehran Threatens Retaliation - Times Now
The fate of the talks between the United States and Iran is unclear after a dramatic escalation at sea, with President Donald Trump on Sunday saying US forces had attacked and seized an Iranian cargo vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Trump said the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance fired on the ship, "blowing a hole" in its engine room before US Marines boarded and took control.
