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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nTehran said Friday that 22 Iranian crew members from an oil tanker seized by the United States during the recent conflict had been transferred to Iran's consulate in Pakistan.\n\nPakistan, which has mediated talks between the US and Iran, facilitated the handover in Karachi.\n\n#### How did Iranian sailors reach Pakistan after the tanker seizure?\n\nPakistan arranged the transfer of the 22 Iranian seafarers whose oil tanker had been seized by the United States, according to state news agency IRNA. The crew were handed over to Iranian diplomats in Karachi and are expected to return to Iran within the coming days.\n\nNeither IRNA nor Iranian authorities identified the tanker by name or disclosed where or when US forces seized it. Iran's consulate general in Karachi confirmed the crew's arrival separately, saying the 22 sailors \"will return to their homeland in the coming days.\"\n\n#### What led to the US seizure of Iranian tankers?\n\nThe handover comes months after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, killing former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along with several senior military commanders. Iran responded with missile and drone strikes on countries in the region and closed the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway through which about 20% of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas shipments normally pass.\n\nUS forces then imposed a blockade on vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports. American forces seized several ships linked to Iran during the blockade and struck others with missiles.\n\n#### Has the US-Iran maritime blockade ended?\n\nThe two sides reached an agreement in mid-June to end months of hostilities and begin gradually lifting their respective maritime blockades. The release of these 22 crew members reflects that broader de-escalation process now underway between Washington and Tehran.",
  "title": "Iranian sailors reach Pakistan after US tanker seizure: state media"
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