The Philippines said Wednesday that Iran has freed all 18 Filipino crew members of an oil tanker that was seized in the Gulf of Oman in January.
MANILA, Philippines —
"They were not hostages... but they were not allowed to leave without replacements," de Vega said of the Filipino crew.The Marshall Islands-flagged ship was carrying 145,000 tonnes of oil from Iraq and heading to Turkey when it was seized. It has been anchored in the vicinity of the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
Manila is still seeking the release of 17 Filipinos taken hostage by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthis in November after the rebels seized their ship in the Red Sea. De Vega said Manila was "encouraged by the developments such as the UN resolution calling on a ceasefire in Gaza".
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