Overview
- MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the eight sailors will travel home once exit and travel procedures are completed.
- Eight other Indian crew members remain in Iranian custody or confined on the vessel as New Delhi maintains contact with Tehran.
- The Aruba-flagged MT Valiant Roar was seized on 8 December near Dibba in UAE waters by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Iran alleges the tanker smuggled about 6,000 tonnes of fuel, a claim the ship’s operator Prime Tanker LLC denies.
- Indian missions obtained consular access in January, met detained crew in Bandar Abbas and on board, and helped secure provisions and legal support.