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High level talks between Choi Jong Kun, South Korea’s first vice minister of foreign affairs, and Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs, failed to secure the immediate release of the tanker Hankuk Chemi. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran

South Korea fails to secure immediate release of seized Hankuk Chemi

Top-level diplomats head back to their corners to consider next move to solve bilateral differences

13 January 2021 3:28 GMT Updated 13 January 2021 9:19 GMT

By Dale Wainwright

and Jonathan Boonzaier

The chances of an early release for a South Korean chemical tanker detained in Iran earlier this month show little progress. A diplomatic team

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South Korea fails to secure immediate release of seized Hankuk Chemi