Pakistan says 20 Iranians aboard US-seized ships repatriated

May 15, 2026, 17:18 GMT+1

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Friday 11 Pakistani nationals and 20 Iranian citizens who had been aboard ships seized by the United States have been repatriated.

Dar said they were expected to arrive in Islamabad tonight, after which Pakistan would facilitate the return of the Iranian nationals to Iran.

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