Ten Indian sailors, detained in Iran in July 2025 on an oil tanker, have been released after “sustained diplomatic engagement”, India’s shipping authorities have said, AFP reports.

The sailors on the MV Harbour Phoenix were “detained, arrested and imprisoned in Iran following the vessel’s interception near Jask Port in July 2025”, the Directorate General of Shipping said in a statement.

“The seafarers have now been released and reunited safely,” the shipping authority said.

“Necessary arrangements are being coordinated for the earliest return of the crew members to India.”