Iran navy seizes Houston-bound oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members near Oman

Irans navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday heading to the US amid wider tensions over Tehrans nuclear programme, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies.The U.S. Navys Mideast-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel as the Advantage Sweet.

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