Informed sources reported that US authorities have handed over 22 crew members of a seized Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean to Pakistan. In turn, Pakistani authorities handed the crew over to the Iranian diplomatic mission in Karachi to facilitate their repatriation. In a related context, media reports indicated the opening of communication lines between Washington and Tehran to discuss maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Iranian authorities confirmed that three oil tankers reversed course after receiving security warnings, emphasizing that transit is strictly limited to their approved routes.