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Iran Seized Second Oil Tanker Within A Week

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Iranian forces seized a second oil tanker within a week, according to a statement from the US Naval Forces Central Command.

  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy took the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi at around 6:20 a.m. local time while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, it said.
  • The tanker left Dubai and was heading for the UAE port of Fujairah when “a dozen IRGCN fast-attack craft swarmed the vessel in the middle of the strait.” The ship was forced to head toward Iranian territorial waters off the coast of Bandar Abbas, according to the statement.
  • Iran’s navy last week seized the Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet in international waters. The ship sailed to Bandar Abbas, where it is being held along with its crew.

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