{"id":104365,"date":"2021-01-10T20:58:28","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=104365"},"modified":"2021-01-10T20:58:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:58:28","slug":"iran-tells-south-korea-not-to-politicise-seized-vessel-demands-release-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/iran-tells-south-korea-not-to-politicise-seized-vessel-demands-release-of-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran tells South Korea not to politicise seized vessel, demands release of funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>A South Korean-flagged tanker vessel which was seized by Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards is seen in Gulf waters, Iran January 4, 2021. Picture taken January 4, 2021. IRGC\/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS <\/figcaption><p>DUBAI (Reuters) &#8211; Iran said on Sunday that South Korea should avoid politicising the seizure of its vessel by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf, Iranian state media reported, while pressing Seoul to release $7 billion in funds frozen amid U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea\u2019s vice foreign minister, Choi Jong-kun, arrived in Tehran on Sunday to discuss the release of the South Korean-flagged MT Hankuk Chemi, which was seized by the Guards on Monday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has denied allegations that the seizure of the tanker and its 20-member crew amounted to hostage taking, and said it was Seoul that was holding Iran\u2019s funds \u201chostage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told South Korea\u2019s Choi that Seoul \u201cshould refrain from politicising the issue and fruitless propaganda and allow the legal proceedings to proceed\u201d, Iran\u2019s state TV reported.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s government spokesman said on Tuesday the vessel was seized based on an Iranian court order for \u201cenvironmental pollution\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, the ship\u2019s Busan-based operator, Taikun Shipping Co. Ltd., told Reuters there was nothing to indicate before the seizure of the vessel that Iranian authorities were probing possible violations of environmental rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor about two and a half years, South Korean banks have frozen Iran\u2019s funds &#8230; it is not acceptable &#8230; In our view, this is more because of Seoul\u2019s lack of political will (to resolve the issue) than the U.S. sanctions,\u201d the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Araqchi as saying.<\/p>\n<p>The United States reimposed sanctions on Iran in 2018 after President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from Tehran\u2019s 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers. Under that deal, Iran had agreed to curb its nuclear work in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has retaliated by bypassing the restrictions of the deal step by step. In a move that could complicate efforts by U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rejoin the deal, Tehran said on Monday it had resumed 20% uranium enrichment at its underground Fordow nuclear facility.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-tanker\/iran-tells-south-korea-not-to-politicise-seized-vessel-demands-release-of-funds-idUSKBN29F0LF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A South Korean-flagged tanker vessel which was seized by Iran&#8217;s Revolutionary Guards is seen in Gulf waters, Iran January 4, 2021. 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