Iran's state-run broadcaster reported today that an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman was confiscated by US forces and was being led to another oil tanker in order to empty its contents. However, according to an Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting report, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy helicoptered onto the Iranian tanker and took control of it.
The report said that US helicopters and warships pursued the Iranian tanker but were unsuccessful in taking control of it. The Iranian tanker is now in Iranian waters. The US Navy told Western media that it had seen the reports of the incident but did not have any information to share.
