<br /> Iran must immediately release a vessel it seized in the Gulf and its crew, reports Reuters.<br />This is according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson said on Thursday.<br />“The United States strongly condemns the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy’s continued harassment of vessels and interference with safe passage in and around the Strait of Hormuz.”<br />“Iran must cease this illicit activity and release the reportedly seized crew and vessel immediately. <br />
