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Iran confirms navy seized tanker in Gulf of Oman boarded by men in military uniforms

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran’s nuclear program, further escalating the tensions gripping the Mideast’s waterways. The vessel was previously known as the … Read more

Ship hijacked in Gulf of Oman changes course for Iran waters

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Aerial view of a tanker. Bugto | Moment | Getty Images Iran on Thursday captured an oil tanker previously involved in a Washington-Tehran dispute over carrying U.S.-sanctioned crude, Iranian state media said. The Iranian navy seized the vessel St. Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said in a Google-translated … Read more