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(ZeroHedge)—The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iran has seized an oil tanker, accusing it of “attempting to disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation.”
Tasnim did not elaborate on the seizure, but Iran’s official state news agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), stated that the Iranian military directed the tanker to Iran’s southern coast. The report noted that the tanker was carrying Iranian crude oil.
“Army commandos seized this violating oil tanker carrying a cargo of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s oil, which was trying to harm and disrupt oil exports and the interests of the Iranian nation by exploiting regional conditions,” IRNA stated.
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Earlier, US forces struck Iranian missile and drone launch sites and other military assets after CENTCOM reported that Iranian forces launched a missile and a one-way attack drone barrage at three US warships transiting the Homruz chokepoint. No US warships were hit.
Press TV reported overnight that Tehran said US forces targeted two of its oil tankers in the Hormuz area. The outlet also said the US hit civilian areas along its southern coast and on Qeshm Island “with the cooperation of some regional countries.”
The United Arab Emirates, which has been hit hard by Iran’s retaliatory strikes, said earlier that its air defenses were intercepting missiles and drones targeting the country.
President Trump stated overnight that the month-long ceasefire remains in effect, but warned Tehran that future airstrikes would be harder and more violent if it does not quickly accept a peace deal to end the war and reopen the Hormuz chokepoint.
