Houston Bound Oil Tanker Seized by Iran

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57% : In the statement, Dryad noted that it remains a realistic possibility that the vessel was either boarded as a show of force in response to the first transit of a U.S. unmanned vessel through the Strait of Hormuz or the recent sanctioning by the U.S. Dept of Treasury of four senior officers of Iranian Law enforcement connected to the IRGC.
51% : Image by Anastasiya Kandalintseva via iStockOn April 27, at approximately 1.15pm local time, Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet was seized by the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy while transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNFCC) announced Thursday.
47% : The Islamic Republic News Agency, which describes itself as "the mother news agency and the official body of the Islamic Republic of Iran", reported Thursday that Iran's army "announced that its naval forces seized an offending Marshall Islands-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman after it collided with an Iranian boat and attempted to flee the scene".
39% : "This has previously been seen with the Iranian detention of both the Stena Impero (UK) and Hankuk Chemi (South Korea) the former in retaliation for the detention of the Grace 1 and the later the result of South Korea freezing assets and funds related to Iran," Dryad continued.

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