US releases crew of Iranian vessel Touska

The United States military has released the 22 crew members of the Iranian vessel Touska, which had been detained in the Gulf of Oman.

According to Report, citing the Mehr news agency, all crew members were handed over to a representative of the Iranian Consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

On April 20, US President Donald Trump announced that American forces had detained the Iranian cargo vessel Touska in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly attempting to breach a maritime blockade.

The US president later stated that the vessel, which had been sailing from China, was carrying a "secret" cargo.