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Iran Seizes U.S.-Bound Oil Tanker In Gulf of Oman

  • Iranian navy commandos seized a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman
  • The tanker, Advantage Sweet, is Turkish-managed and Chinese-owned
  • Iran claims the tanker was seized over it running into another Iranian vessel, but has provided no evidence
  • The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet says this is at least the fifth commercial vessel taken by Iran in the last two years
  • The vessel's manager, Advantage Tankers, says the crew members are safe and being escorted by the Iranian navy to a port on the basis of an international dispute.
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