Iran seizes UAE ship and crew for violating territorial waters

Iran seized a UAE ship and its crew on Monday for violating its territorial waters, Iranian state TV said on Thursday.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that UAE coastguards killed two Iranian fishermen on the same day.

“On Monday, an Emirati ship was seized by Iran’s border guards and its crew were detained due to illegal traffic in our country’s waters,” state TV quoted the statement as saying.

“On the same day, UAE guards shot dead two Iranian fishermen and seized a boat.”

This is the latest incident since tensions rose between the two oil-rich countries last week after an agreement between the Gulf state and Tehran’s arch-foe Israel to normalise ties.

The statement on TV said Iran summoned the UAE charge d’affairs in Tehran over the incident.

“The UAE authorities ... in a note on Wednesday, expressed their deep regret over the incident and announced their readiness to compensate for all the damage caused.”