“We call on Iran to immediately release this ship and its Indian, Filipino, Pakistani, Russian and Estonian crew,” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.
THE White House called on Iran to “immediately” release the cargo ship it seized today near Straits of Hormuz and condemned this “act of piracy”.
“We call on Iran to immediately release this ship and its crew consisting of Indians, Filipinos, Pakistanis, Russians and Estonians,” its spokeswoman said in a statement. National Security Council Adrienne Watson. “The unprovoked seizure of a merchant ship is a flagrant violation of international law and an act of piracy.”
The White House announced that the president of the US Joe Biden will rush back to Washington Saturday afternoon, interrupting his weekend at Delawareto consult with his National Security Council team on events in the Middle East, following the Revolutionary Guards’ seizure of the cargo ship, which Tehran says is “connected” to Israel.
“The president is returning to the White House this afternoon to confer with his National Security Council team on events in the Middle East,” the White House said in a press release without elaborating.
Source :Skai
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