Menu

Iran claims to have seized ‘offending’ oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
📰
0

Iran claims to have seized ‘offending’ oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·25 days ago
#wmbypKCE
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

State TV releases a video of IRGC forces boarding and detaining the Barbados-flagged vessel, Ocean Koi. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claims to have captured an oil tanker, Ocean Koi, in a “special operation” in the Gulf of Oman, saying the vessel was attempting to “disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation”, according to state media. In a statement carried by the Fars news agency, a spokesperson from the army said the Iranian Navy’s “rangers and marines directed the offending tanker to the southern coast of the country”. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Iran’s stance on US war negotiations explained list 2 of 3 Iran’s President Pezeshkian seeks to quash divided leadership narrative list 3 of 3 Can China help end the Iran war?…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More