Iranian state media reports that the United States Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker. The oil tanker was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a helicopter operation. U.S. officials refute the report, saying that the Iranians had captured a Vietnamese flagged tanker and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation.
Iranian state media reports that the American Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker; it was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a heliborne operation.
Iranian state media reports that the UnitedStates Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker; it was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a heliborne operation.U.S.officialsrefutethereport,sayingthattheIranianshadcapturedaVietnameseflaggedtankerandthatU.S.forcesweremonitoringthesituation.
Iranian state media reports that the United States Navy attempted to capture an Iranian oil tanker.Theoiltanker was boarded, commandeered and then returned by Iranian NEDSA marines in a helicopter operation. U.S. officials refute the report, saying that the Iranians had captured a Vietnamese flagged tanker and that U.S. forces were monitoring the situation.
/cloudfront-us-east-2.images.arcpublishing.com/reuters/KJW7HFM5HRNZHBHPKV3HLPSOHE.jpg "Iran says it blocks U.S. attempt to confiscate oil in Sea of Oman © Reuters")