Masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, footage aired by Iran s state television showed Friday.
state television showed Friday. The capture on Thursday of the Turkish-managed, Chinese-owned Advantage Sweet represents the latest seizure by Iran amid tensions with the U.S. over advancing nuclear program. While Tehran says the tanker was seized because it was running into another Iranian vessel, it has provided no evidence yet to support the claim …
The vessels manager, a Turkish firm called Advantage Tankers, issued a statement acknowledging the Advantage Sweet was being escorted by the Iranian navy to a port on the basis of an international dispute. All the ships 24 crew members are Indian.While Tehran says the tanker was seized over it running into another Iranian vessel, it has provided no evidence yet to support the claim and the Islamic Republic has taken other ships as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West.The footage showed the commandos descending on the deck of the Advantage Sweet by ropes from a hovering helicopter.
Iranian state TV footage shows how masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman