United states Central Command says we have control aircraft operating in airspace monitoring the situation within the strait of hormuz, u. S. Naval forces have been in contact with u. S. Ships operating in the area to ensure their safety. Senior u. S. Officials call a seizure of the tankers a significant escalation for an already tense region in the persian gulf. An act of piracy, that is according to a senior u. S. Official as iran sees is two british operated tankers. The operator of the u. K. Senate imperial says that it ship was encroached by a small unidentity i have craft in the strait of warm. We are presently unable to contact the vessel that is now heading north towards iran. The company says there are 2023 aboard the ship and it has lost contact. We will work very aggressively with our partners in the region and with those partners internationally at commerce. As they seized the two ships, 100 diplomats from over 60 countries met at the state department to prevent just that.
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