Current:Home > NewsU.S. says Iranian forces seize second oil tanker within a week-LoTradeCoin
U.S. says Iranian forces seize second oil tanker within a week
View Date:2024-12-24 00:27:18
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent days, the U.S. Navy said. The Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel as the Niovi. It said Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized the ship.
The Navy published pictures of a dozen Guard vessels surrounding the tanker. Those ships "forced the oil tanker to reverse course and head toward Iranian territorial waters off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran," the Navy said.
- How the Saudi-Iran diplomatic breakthrough could impact the Mideast
"Iran's actions are contrary to international law and disruptive to regional security and stability," the 5th Fleet said in a statement. "Iran's continued harassment of vessels and interference with navigational rights in regional waters are unwarranted, irresponsible and a present threat to maritime security and the global economy."
Iran did not immediately acknowledge the seizure.
Last week, Iran seized an oil tanker carrying crude for Chevron amid wider tensions between Tehran and the U.S. over its nuclear program. The Advantage Sweet had 23 Indians and one Russian on board.
Wednesday's seizure by Iran was the latest in a string of ship seizures and explosions to roil the region.
The incidents began after then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, which saw Tehran drastically limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Also, the U.S. Navy has blamed Iran for a series of limpet mine attacks on vessels that damaged tankers in 2019, as well as for a fatal drone attack on an Israeli-linked oil tanker that killed two European crew members in 2021.
Tehran denies carrying out the attacks, but a wider shadow war between Iran and the West has played out in the region's volatile waters. Iranian tanker seizures have been a part of it since 2019. The last major seizure before recent days came when Iran took two Greek tankers in May and held them until November.
- In:
- War
- Iran
- U.S. Navy
- Persian Gulf
- Oil and Gas
veryGood! (73941)
Related
- Tuskegee University closes its campus to the public, fires security chief after shooting
- After State Rejects Gas Pipeline Permit, Utility Pushes Back. One Result: New Buildings Go Electric.
- Environmental Groups Sue to Block Trump’s Endangered Species Act Rule Changes
- Abortion is on the California ballot. But does that mean at any point in pregnancy?
- Where you retire could affect your tax bill. Here's how.
- Fracking Study Finds Toxins in Wyoming Town’s Groundwater and Raises Broader Concerns
- Metalloproteins? Breakthrough Could Speed Algae-Based Fuel Research
- Two officers fired over treatment of man who became paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrest
- A Pipeline Runs Through It
- Uganda has locked down two districts in a bid to stem the spread of Ebola
Ranking
- Spirit Airlines cancels release of Q3 financial results as debt restructuring talks heat up
- Julián Castro on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands
- What we know about Ajike AJ Owens, the Florida mom fatally shot through a neighbor's door
- Congress Punts on Clean Energy Standards, Again
- How Alex Jones’ Infowars wound up in the hands of The Onion
- You're 50, And Your Body Is Changing: Time For The Talk
- Omicron keeps finding new evolutionary tricks to outsmart our immunity
- Warm Arctic? Expect Northeast Blizzards: What 7 Decades of Weather Data Show
Recommendation
-
Darren Criss on why playing a robot in 'Maybe Happy Ending' makes him want to cry
-
Artificial intelligence could soon diagnose illness based on the sound of your voice
-
Why did he suspect a COVID surge was coming? He followed the digital breadcrumbs
-
Annie Murphy Shares the Must-Haves She Can’t Live Without, Including an $8 Must-Have
-
Florida man’s US charges upgraded to killing his estranged wife in Spain
-
EPA Again Postpones Enbridge Fine for 2010 Kalamazoo River Spill
-
Check Out the Most Surprising Celeb Transformations of the Week
-
Why Vanessa Hudgens Is Thinking About Eloping With Fiancé Cole Tucker