IRAQ-IRAN

Iran Confiscates Kuwaiti Ship and Attacks LPG Tanker 

Iran announced on 13 April that it has confiscated the 23,618 ton Kuwaiti-flag cargo ship Ibn al-Bitar which it has held since last November. "Inspection of the ship's ownership documents revealed that it was owned by Iraq but was sailing under the flag of another country to avoid confiscation," according to a statement issued by the War Headquarters and quoted by the Iranian News Agency IRNA. However, an...