Coverage dated May 2, 2023

Iran forces seize second oil tanker in six days: US Navy

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Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, the US Navy said, the second such incident in less than a

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Iran seizes second Gulf oil tanker in days as US tensions rise (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Sanctions-hit Iran seized on Wednesday a second oil tanker in less than a week as tensions rise in the commercially vital Gulf waters.A fleet of high-speed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) craft surrounded the Greek-owned Niovi as it travelled empty from Dubai to Fujairah, another port…

  2. Digital Journal

    Iran forces seize second oil tanker in six days: US Navy (opens Digital Journal)

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    Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, the US Navy said, the second such incident in less than a

  3. Voice of America

    US Navy: Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz (opens Voice of America)

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    Last week, Iran seized an oil tanker carrying crude for Chevron amid wider tensions between Tehran and the U.S.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Iran seizes second oil tanker this week, US Navy alleges (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Navy.

  5. Military.com

    Iran's Revolutionary Guard Seizes Tanker in Strait of Hormuz (opens Military.com)

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    Iran seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second-such capture by Tehran in recent days.

  6. Fox News

    Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week, US Navy says (opens Fox News)

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    The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy captured another foreign vessel on Wednesday, the second ship unlawfully seized by Iran in less than a week.

  7. Oil Price

    Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker In Arabian Gulf (opens Oil Price)

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    A commercial oil tanker was seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday in the second such merchant vessel seizure by the Islamic Republic in waters in the Arabian Gulf in less than a week

  8. UPI

    Iran seizes second oil tanker within a week in Strait of Hormuz (opens UPI)

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    For the second time within a week Iran has seized an oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz. According to the U.S. Navy, the tanker was seized by a dozen Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps fast-attack craft.

  9. CBS News

    U.S. says Iranian forces seize second oil tanker in within a week (opens CBS News)

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    Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard "forced the oil tanker to reverse course and head toward Iranian territorial waters," the U.S. Navy said.

  10. The Times of Israel

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize tanker in Strait of Hormuz, for 2nd time in a week (opens The Times of Israel)

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    US Navy releases video from capture of Panamanian-flagged ship, says IRGC's harassment of vessels 'contrary to international law and disruptive to regional security and stability'

  11. France 24

    Iran seized two Gulf oil tankers in a week, says US Navy (opens France 24)

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    A second oil tanker in a week was seized by Iran on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the U.S. Navy said, the latest escalation in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019.

  12. Al-Monitor

    Iran's IRGC seizes second oil tanker in Gulf waters in six days, says US Navy (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The incident happened off UAE coast of Fujairah and involved a Panama-flagged Niovi vessel.

  13. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week in Gulf, says U.S. Navy (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    DUBAI - Iran has seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, the U.S. Navy said, the latest escalation in a series of seizures or

  14. Bloomberg

    Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker, Heightening Shipping Fears (opens Bloomberg)

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    Iran seized a second oil tanker in less than a week, ratcheting up tensions for shipping in one of the world’s most vital trade corridors.

  15. Al Jazeera

    Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week amid US confrontation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US Navy says several Iranian vessels approached the tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and forced it into Iranian waters.

  16. The Daily Caller

    US Navy Footage Shows Iranian Military Swarming, Seizing Yet Another Oil Tanker (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Iranian military swarmed an oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the U.S. Navy said, the second civilian vessel seized in the past week.

  17. Wall Street Journal

    Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Navy Says (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The seizure came six days after Iranian forces in the Gulf of Oman seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker bound for Texas.

  18. Military Times

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes second tanker in Strait of Hormuz (opens Military Times)

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    It's the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program.

  19. Washington Times

    U.S. Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz (opens Washington Times)

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    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.

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