Iran tells SKorea its seized vessel a matter for the courts

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has told a visiting South Korean delegation that the release of its vessel and crew seized by Iranian forces is a matter for the courts and out of the government’s hands. The development Monday comes amid an escalating financial dispute between the countries. The official IRNA news agency quoted Mohammad Javad Zarif as saying in a meeting with South Korea’s first vice foreign minister that the Iranian government cannot intervene