US Navy intervened to stop Iran seizing two tankers in Gulf of Oman, US defense official says | News Channel 3-12

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% :Earlier this year, Iran seized two oil tankers in less than a week in the same region, a move that prompted the US to increase the rotation of ships and aircraft patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway in the Middle East through which a significant portion of the world's oil and natural gas transit.
42% : Iran alleged that the tanker was trying to flee the scene, but the US Navy said the tanker was seized in international waters in the Gulf of Oman.
42% : Only days later, Iran seized the oil tanker Niovi as it went through the Strait of Hormuz.
40% : On April 27, Iran's Navy seized the Advantage Sweet oil tanker after Iran claimed it collided with one of their boats and attempted to flee the scene, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA.
33% : According to the US Navy, Iran has harassed or seized nearly 20 internationally flagged commercial vessels since 2021 in what the Navy called a "clear threat to regional maritime security and the global economy."

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