Seizure of Two Emirati Fishing Vessels and Arrest of Their Crew in Kish

The public and revolutionary prosecutor of Kish Island announced the seizure of two fishing vessels "belonging to the United Arab Emirates" and the arrest of 9 crew members. On Saturday, March 4, Mohammad Abbasi stated that these vessels were engaged in "illegal fishing" in Iranian territorial waters. The Tasnim news agency also reported this news, citing the public and revolutionary prosecutor of Kish Island, who mentioned that the vessels were seized by the island's coast guard. According to Mr. Abbasi, nearly "one ton of caught fish was discovered and confiscated" from these vessels. The prosecutor of Kish Island also added that 9 crew members of these vessels, who are "foreign nationals," have been arrested. He did not specify which country these individuals are from. In January of this year, Iranian news agencies reported the seizure of three fishing vessels belonging to one of the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf due to what was described as "illegal entry" into Iranian waters, leading to the arrest of 21 crew members. Rahim Jahangir, the commander of the Kish coast guard, stated that these vessels had "entered about 12 kilometers into the waters of the Islamic Republic and were engaged in fishing, especially for the rare and endangered white shark." According to Iranian officials, 12 vessels belonging to Arab countries in the Persian Gulf have illegally entered the country's waters this year, resulting in their seizure. Southern Iran shares significant maritime borders with some Arab countries, and reports of fishermen being detained in these waters are published annually. Local fishermen are usually arrested on charges of "illegal entry" into the waters of the country that detains them, imprisoned for a while, and then released after negotiations. However, the detention of fishermen in the Persian Gulf has significantly increased in recent years amid rising political tensions between Iran and some other countries in the region. In August of this year, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior announced that its coast guard had arrested "10 infiltrating Iranians" for "attempting to illegally and secretly enter" the country. On August 23, Colonel Amin Khosravi, the commander of the Bushehr coast guard, reported the seizure of three boats and one fishing vessel by the Saudi Arabian navy, stating that he had no information about the fate of 16 fishermen from these vessels. On February 7 of last year, some local websites in Bushehr reported that three Iranian fishermen had been arrested by Kuwaiti forces and taken into the territory of that country. About 40 days later, media reported the discovery of the bodies of two Bushehr fishermen in Kuwaiti waters, but the cause of their death was not disclosed. In this context, the newspaper Etemad reported that eight Iranian fishermen had been killed under torture by Somali pirates, and the governor of Konarak stated that Somali pirates had taken the crew of another Iranian vessel hostage. The detention of 21 fishermen from Arab countries for "illegal entry" into Iranian waters has been reported, and the captivity of Iranian fishermen in the hands of pirates has reached 22 months. The changing landscape of "proxy wars"; the war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of the opposition and the possibility of radicalization of Iranian society. The last representative of Mossad in Tehran passed away amid the Iranian crisis. 1300 hours of internet outages; Witkoff: A horrific massacre occurred during the protests in Iran.