Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf waters amid tension with US

Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf waters amid tension with the United States continues. It is the second such incident in the region.

In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, Iranian state media reported that the oil tanker was seized on a judicial order following a complaint by a plaintiff. The incident comes after Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman known as the Advantage Sweet last week. That tanker is being held by Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas.