AHMEDABAD: Four Gujaratis who were abducted in Iran while attempting to illegally enter Australia have returned home safely after intense diplomatic and police efforts.
The ship's seizure came months into the war in Gaza, where Israel was fighting Iran-backed Palestinian militants Hamas, whose October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel sparked the conflict.
Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near the Arctic, a vessel carrying Russian crude churned through icy seas, bound for India. Six…
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested in Kerman, southern Iran, in January during a motorcycle tour around the world and were later charged with espionage.
A court hearing in Iran for a British couple accused of spying has "not gone well", according to their family, who say they have been caught in the middle of a "diplomatic stalemate".
According to Alexey Dedov, there exists "a comprehensive trust-based dialogue and consensus on most issues of bilateral, regional and international matters" between Moscow and Tehran
Consultations between Russia and Iran continue at various levels, and "everything possible is being done to find an effective diplomatic solution," Alexey Dedov noted