The Iranian forces are reported to have seized a tank in the Hormuz region in the first such attack in months

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Iran seizes Marshall Islands-fled oil tankers as they move between smaller vessels Strait of Horruz On Friday, a U.S. official and the U.S. private security group said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in first – such exploitation in months on the strategic road.

What is it he did not immediately admit to being caught, but it appears that Tehran has been on high alert after facing a 12-day war in June with Israel that saw US STIKES Iranian Nuclear Sites.

The ship, the Talara, had departed from Ajman, United Arab Emirates, and Singapore, where the Iranian forces are reducing, said a US defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence issues.

Reuters News Agency identified the independent British risk management group

The US Triton Triton was moving above the area where Talara was for hours on Friday looking for a takeover, flight tracking data analyzed by the Associated Press showed.

Another private security company, the Ambreys, told AP Advalt involved three small boats approaching Talara.

The British Naval Operations Center of British Maritime Trade Stragement Operations acknowledged the incident differently, saying that “state duty” forced the Talara to force the Talani to turn into Iranian waters.

Colus-based Columbia Shiplagement later said it had “lost contact” with the tanker, which was carrying high levels of sulphur.

The company has “notified the relevant authorities and is working in cooperation with all relevant parties – including maritime security organizations and the ship’s owner – to restore communication with the ship,” the Firm said. “The safety of this team is always our first priority.”

The US Navy has accused Iran of a series of attacks on submarine mines in 2019, and a deadly tile attack on an oil tanker in 2021.

That attack began after President Trump, during his first term in office, uninatally removed the US from the 2015 Nuclear Deal between Iran and many world powers. The last major seizure came when Iran seized two Greek tanks in May 2022 and held them until November of that year.

That attack was largely Iranian-backed HouTIs attack ships At the time which reduces the transmission significantly to the red hole.

Years of tension between Iran and the West, coupled with the situation in the Gaza Strip, erupted into a full-scale 12-day war in June.

Iran Long has threatened to close the lid of hermuz, the small mouth of the Persian gulf where 20% of all oil is sold. The U.S. Navy has moved to consolidate its naval base in Bahrain to keep the waterways open.