Portugal on Tuesday summoned Iran’s ambassador to condemn Tehran’s attack on Israel and to demand the release of a Portuguese-flagged ship seized in the Gulf, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
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s foreign ministry “reiterated in a vehement and categorical manner the recent attack against the state of Israel,” said the statement. It also demanded the release of MSC Aries, a container vessel operated by the Italian-Swiss group MSC, that was seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday over alleged links to Israel. | via AFP