Taking of vessel relates to dispute over sanctioned oil but will worsen tensions over marine navigation in Middle East
The Iranian navy has seized a US-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as part of a long-running dispute with the US over an American court order a year ago that seized Iranian oil on the tanker and unloaded the cargo in Texas.
Official Iranian news agencies said on Wednesday that the tanker had been taken on the authority of an Iranian court order, but the news will add to the growing tensions about freedom of navigation in the region as a result of repeated Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthis say their attacks are designed to disrupt the Israeli economy and the naval forces protecting Israel, primarily the US’s, as a result of the war in Gaza.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/11/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-with-links-to-us-in-gulf-of-oman
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