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| Iran seizes 2 foreign oil tankers in Persian Gulf, state media says |
| 2026-02-06 |
| MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Iran seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, state television reported, claiming the vessels had been smuggling fuel. The report did not provide a nationality of the tankers or say what flag they were flying under. Gen. Heidar Honarian Mojarrad, a regional commander with the Revolutionary Guard’s navy, said the tankers had been carrying about 1 million liters of fuel (about 6,300 barrels), including diesel and were seized near Farsi island and transferred to Bushehr. Fifteen crew members on board the two tankers are "in custody of judicial bodies," he said, without providing their nationalities. Iran occasionally seizes oil-carrying vessels over similar charges in the region. In December, it seized a foreign tanker as it traveled the strategic Strait of Hormuz, detaining 16 crew. It had also seized a ship in the Strait of Hormuz in November. |
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