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US evacuates 22 crew members on seized Iranian ship to Pakistan

May 4, 2026
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ISLAMABAD, May 4 (Reuters) - 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.

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