"Great Concern To Us": Iran Says Will Release Crew Of Seized Ship

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took over the MSC Aries with 25 crew members on board near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13.

Iran said Saturday it would release the crew members of a Portuguese-flagged ship that its forces seized this month in the Gulf.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps took over the MSC Aries with 25 crew members on board near the Strait of Hormuz on April 13.

Tehran later said the ship belonged to its arch-foe Israel and was being investigated for alleged violations of international maritime law.