US evacuates 22 crew members on seized Iranian ship to Pakistan

May 4, 2026 1:23 PM

US evacuates 22 crew members on seized Iranian ship to Pakistan

The U.S. has evacuated 22 crew members held aboard an Iranian container vessel to Pakistan and will hand them over to Iranian authorities on Monday, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, calling the move a "confidence-building measure". Here are some details. Iranian-flagged Touska, part of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) that has been hit with sanctions by Washington, was boarded and seized by the U.S. off the coast of Iran's Chabahar port in the Gulf of Oman last month. The ...

Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate

March 6, 2026 10:05 AM

Sri Lanka offloads 208 crew members from second Iranian ship a day after US strike sinks frigate

Sri Lanka started to offload 208 crew members from a second Iranian vessel off its coast on Thursday, a day after 87 people were killed and several others were still missing after a U.S. submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the same region. "After detailed discussions with all parties, Sri Lanka has decided to assist the Iranian vessel," Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told a press briefing in Colombo. The crew being offloaded included 53 officials, 84 cadets, 48 senior sail...