Tensions in the Persian Gulf have sharply escalated after Iran reportedly seized a second oil tanker within two days, following the detention of 16 non-Iranian crew members from a first vessel accused of carrying four million liters of smuggled fuel. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the initial seizure on Wednesday as the tanker attempted to leave Iranian waters, while unconfirmed reports on Thursday claimed a second vessel—possibly linked to the United States—was also taken, though neither Tehran nor Washington has officially commented. The incidents fit a growing pattern of Iranian interceptions in the region, including seizures near Kish Island in late November, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker off the Makran coast, and an Eswatini-flagged ship in December. <br /> <br />#IranSeizesOilTanker #IranSeizesUSTanker #OilTankerCrisis #IranOilTanker #OilTankerSeized #IranTankerSeizure #IranAttacksOilTanker #USTankerIran #BritishOilTanker #IranForeignTanker #OilTankerDetained #IranVenezuelaTanker #IranOilTankerAttack #IranTankerCrisis #USSeizesOilTanker #MaritimeTensions #MiddleEastCrisis<br /><br />~HT.318~ED.102~PR.152~
