DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran s Revolutionary Guards thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic s oil in the Sea of Oman, Iranian state TV
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DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday they thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic s oil in the Sea of Oman. U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the Iranian report was not true and there had been no American attempt to seize a tanker. The American officials said that in reality Iranian forces had seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker last month and U.S. naval forces were just monitoring the situation. With the timely and authoritative action of the Guards naval forces, the U.S. terrorist Navy s operation to steal Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman failed, the elite Guards said in a statement published by Iranian state media. The tanker carrying Iran s oil docked at the port of Bandar Abbas on October 25. While Iranian media identified the seized tanker as SOTHYS the name tanker tracking websites give for a Vietnam-flagged vessel state TV aired footage showing a red tanker surrounded by
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran s Revolutionary Guards thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic s oil in the Sea of Oman, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday, saying the incident took place recently. Reached for comment, the U.S. Navy s Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said it had seen reports of the incident but at present had no information to provide. Iran s state TV said U.S. forces used helicopters and warships to try to block a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman. Iran s English-Language Press TV said the tanker was back in Iran s territorial waters. Iran has repeatedly warned the United States about its military activities in the Gulf, saying that the Guards naval forces have increased patrols to also secure the passage of Iranian ships and combat fuel smuggling. Giving details of the reported incident, Press TV said the elite Guards had reacted promptly when the Iranian oil tanker was detained in the Sea of Oman. Members of the Gua