Iranian Navy Detains US Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iranian television screengrab of seizure of a US-bound oil tanker which fled the scene of an accident in the Persian Gulf.
TEHRAN (Sputnik) – On Thursday, a US oil tanker, previously caught in a regional standoff between Iran and US, was reportedly boarded by a group of armed individuals off the coast of Oman and appeared to have changed course toward Iran.Iran’s naval forces on Thursday detained a US oil tanker in the waters of the Gulf of Oman, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. According to Tasnim, the tanker was detained by court order.The vessel was once involved in a dispute with the US Justice Department that saw a million barrels of Iranian crude oil seized.UKTMO (United Kingdom Marine Trade Operations), which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, previously reported “of vessel being boarded by 4-5 armed unauthorized persons” who are “wearing military style black uniforms with black masks”.
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