Iran has declared the crew of the container ship MSC Aries will be released.

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 The foreign minister confirms that the seafarers of the seized ship will be able to leave the country

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossien Amir Abdollahian, in A telephone conversation that took place in the past few hours with the Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Margus Tsahkna, announced the release of the crew of the MSC Aries, the container ship of the MSC, which was seized in the middle of last month by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( of 15 April 2024). The Tallinn Dicastery, as well as the of Foreign Affairs of Portugal as the ship is under the flag Portuguese, is a direct part of the negotiations with the Portuguese government. of Tehran for the release of the container ship crew which includes an Estonian citizen.


Pointing out that the ship was captured having shut down its radar in Iran's territorial waters, representing a danger to the safety of navigation, and that it is time under judicial detention, the Iranian minister explained that On humanitarian grounds, the crew was released and that seafarers will be able to return to their country, including Estonia, together with the ship's captain.

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