04-08-2019 20:33 via news.yahoo.com

Iran seizes third foreign ship in less than month

Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf, state media said Sunday, in what would be the third such seizure in a month amid heightened tensions with its foe the United States.The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps "seized this ship around Farsi Island which was carrying around 700,000 litres of smuggled fuel", said a Guards statement quoted by the official news agency IRNA.Seven foreign crew were arrested in the operation carried out on Wednesday night, said Fars news agency, which is consider
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