US forces prevented Iran from seizing two tankers near Oman: Pentagon

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : Tehran has stepped up actions against tankers in the region since the United States tightened sanctions on Iran's own oil exports and other sections of its economy.
47% : Most recently Oman initiated indirect talks between the two sides that were believed to focus largely on the release of Americans held by Iran.
47% : In April Iran seized two tankers within a week in regional waters.
41% : In 2021, Iran released a South Korean oil tanker it had held for months amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized by Seoul.
40% : And in May 2022, Iran seized two Greek tankers after a Russian-flagged tanker carrying Iranian crude was seized a month earlier near Athens.
32% :Central Command said that since 2021 Iran has "harassed, attacked or seized" nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant ships, "presenting a clear threat to regional maritime security and the global economy."
28% : But seizures come as the United States has sought to engage Tehran on some of the issues dividing them, the largest of which is restoring the 2015 agreement in which Iran accepted limitations on its nuclear program.

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