Pakistan said 22 crew members from the U.S.-seized Iranian ship MV Touska were transferred for repatriation, calling it a confidence-building move. The vessel was seized after U.S. forces said it failed to comply with maritime restrictions.
This is small diplomacy with big oil meaning. When crew handovers happen, markets read a channel still open between rivals.
Brent, $USO and tanker insurers are the focus. More releases cool freight fear; fresh seizures lift crude risk premiums fast.

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