Somali pirates said to exploit Iran war as tanker standoff kills 5 crew

[天空新闻阿语] Crew members of the diesel tanker "Onur 25" were preparing to return to their families after their captors told them a ransom deal had been reached, according to Sky News Arabia. But the wait for release ended in an armed confrontation in which some of them were used as human shields and five crew members were killed, the outlet reported. The report links the episode to the question of how Somali pirates have benefited from the war with Iran.