The Iranian navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, a move that could further escalate tensions in the region.
Four or five armed people in black military-style uniforms and masks boarded the Marshall Islands-flagged St. Nikolas around 50 nautical miles east of Oman’s coast, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) authority said.
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