Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles a day after Iranian forces seized a South Korean flagged tanker, officials in Seoul were weighing up on Tuesday whether to still send a senior diplomat to Tehran. Vice Foreign Minister Choi John Goons planned visit for Sunday is up for review now that the tanker has been seized in Gulf waters and its crew detained. Tehran accused the boat of polluting the sea way, but the incident happened amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. Tehran is demanding soul release Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks due to US sanctions. Joy was supposed to be discussing those frozen funds, who have some $7 billion during his visit in solar, Foreign Ministry official told Reuters. Quote. The plan is unclear as of now. Regarding choice visit. The detained tanker is called the Hankou Came A and is said to have been carrying 7200 tons of ethanol. It was seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards and is being held at a port on the Iranian coast. South Korea's foreign minister is making diplomatic efforts to secure its release.
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