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

A diplomatic team from Seoul has left Tehran for Qatar after three days of high-level meetings in the Iranian capital, which look to have achieved little.

However, the two nations said they will continue talks about the release of the 17,400-dwt chemical tanker Hankuk Chemi (built 2000), according to South Korean media.