Oil prices have jumped more than 3%, and we are closer to war." This latest tanker seizure adds to the broader tensions between Iran and the United States, which have been strained over issues ...

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice declined to comment on the oil seizure. IRNA quoted Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization as saying the tanker had sought refuge along the ...

the Iranian oil tankers seized by the U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf used forged Iraqi documents. The report, which quoted Iraqi oil minister, Hayan Abdel-Ghani as saying that, the Iranian oil ...

[AP] An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year ... and the West has played out in the region's volatile waters. Iranian tanker seizures have been a part of it since 2019. The last major seizure ...

Five Iranian gunboats failed in an attempt to seize a British oil tanker in Persian Gulf on Wednesday ... "Then why do you commit such acts [seizure]? You should instead allow navigation to ...

Iran attempted to seize two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy said on Wednesday. Video appears to show shots being fired at one of the oil tankers. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense ...

Middle Eastcategory· March 24, 2025 Iraq says Iran used forged Iraqi documents on oil tankers, Tehran denies ... 2025 Iraq makes rare seizure of ship suspected of fuel smuggling in Gulf Iraqi ...

The narrow waterway between Iran and Oman ... including the seizure of ships and attacks on oil tankers. Around 30% of the world’s seaborne oil travels through the Strait, making it critical ...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard has seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, accusing them of smuggling diesel fuel, according to state media. The latest seizure comes amid ongoing tensions ...

TEHRAN, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Monday rejected media reports that the Iranian oil tankers seized by the U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf used forged Iraqi documents. The report, which quoted ...