India, April 13 -- Among the 25 crew members on the container ship captured by Irans Revolutionary Guards off the coast of the UAE on Saturday, 17 are Indian nationals, media reports said.

Irans state-owned IRNA news agency reported that the container ship, MCS Aries, was seized near the Strait of Hormuz through a heliborne operation and is currently en route to Irans territorial waters.

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Iran has released a video of the seizure of the MSC Aries, owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.

Normally, Iran only seizes oil tankers and not container ships, but it seems that the Strait of Hormuz is being closed to ships linked to Israel pic.twitter.com/fSZoObEbEL

Media reported citing sources that there are at least 17 Indian nati...