LONDON: Twenty-two Iranian crew members whose oil tanker was seized by the United States during the recent conflict were transferred to Iran's consulate in Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said the sailors were from the ship named Davina, which US forces boarded in the Indian Ocean earlier this month.
Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported that the crew were handed over to Iranian diplomats and are expected to return to Iran in the coming days.
Pakistan has mediated talks between the US and Iran to end the conflict, which led to an initial agreement signed last week.
Dar said Pakistan had remained in close contact with the US and Iranian authorities throughout the process.
