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Maritime tensions involving Iran, Israel and Western states escalated further Tuesday when the British military reported a bitumen tanker may have been hijacked. Iran promptly denied involvement.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported the “incident” off the coast of the Emirati city of Fujairah. The operations center later said the event was a “potential hijack” without providing further details, The Associated Press reported. Reuters, quoting maritime security sources, later said the Panamanian-flagged tanker Asphalt Princess had been seized by Iranian-backed forces.
The ship was in the Gulf of Oman between Oman and Iran late Tuesday night, according to the maritime tracking website MarineTraffic. The tanker set sail from Khor Fakkan in the the United Arab Emirates and was en route to the Omani city of Sohar, per the website.
The Sultan of Oman finished an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with a large delegation for a two-day visit following an invitation from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
The two rulers discussed ways to further enhance Oman-Saudi relations, according to the official Oman News Agency. They also discussed regional affairs including the Saudi cease-fire proposal in Yemen and Iran’s nuclear energy and missile programs.
“They also stressed the importance of cooperation and dealing in a serious and effective manner with the Iranian nuclear and missile issue with all its components in a way that contributes to realizing regional and international security and stability,” the two Gulf states said in a joint statement.
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