A ransom was set at $2 million, and the Iranian news channel Press TV said that the United States, believing that the ship may contain uranium, offered $7 million to board and search the ship.
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The campaign has also received favourable coverage on the Iranian government TV channel Press TV, as well as on Voice of Russia.