Iran lodges protest over ship seized in Greek waters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Details of the seizure were contained in a federal civil case unsealed in February after the Greek-managed vessels discharged their valuable cargo, worth about $38 million, in Houston and the Bahamas at the direction of U.S. law enforcement.
44% : Iranian state media reported Friday that Tehran has demanded the release of a ship seized by Greek authorities in their waters allegedly under pressure by Washington last month.
44% : On Wednesday, Iran summoned the Greek charge d'affaires over the matter.
37% : The incident comes amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which has been under international sanctions since former President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from Iran's 2015 nuclear accord with world powers in 2018.
34% : The foreign ministry summoned the Swiss envoy, who represents the United States in Tehran as they have no embassy there, to lodge a diplomatic protest over the incident.
30% :Iran called the move a "violation of international maritime law and international conventions" in its protest, the IRNA news agency reported.

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