Iran Investigates Seizure of Vessel by KuwaitIran's Foreign Ministry is investigating Kuwait's seizure of an Iranian vessel suspected of smuggling dates from Iraq, the local Tehran Times daily reported Sunday.An Iranian wooden vessel carrying 360 tons of dates was stopped by coast guards apparently in Kuwaiti territorial waters last Wednesday, the report said. All 13 Iranian crew members were arrested. The Foreign Ministry is closely following the issue, the paper said, without elaborating on what possible measure would be taken. An international force led by the United States warships patrols the Persian Gulf to enforce sanctions imposed on Iraq for its 1990- 1991 occupation of Kuwait. |
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