Iran's navy seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US
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Tehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2024
Iran's navy has seized a ship off Oman's coast to retaliate for the "theft" of its oil from the same tanker last year by the United States, state media said Thursday. The announcement came hours after a British-navy maritime security agency said armed men boarded the Greek-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas off Oman and changed course towards Bandar-e-Jask in Iran. Four or five