The US Navy has made known that Iran has seized yet another oil tanker, the second in a week, which comes amid rising tensions in the Gulf waters. The Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet of the Navy said that the Niovi oil tanker was captured by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGCN) while making its way through the Strait of Hormuz, per Reuters.
The report noted that Tehran’s prosecutor announced that Niovi had been taken over on a judicial order after a complaint came through by a plaintiff. However, there were no further details provided.
The Niovi tanker had apparently been traveling from Dubai toward UAE’s port of Fujairah, but it was soon intercepted.
A dozen fast-attack craft swarmed the tanker, forcing it back into Iranian territorial waters during the unlawful seizure.
The news comes after Iran had seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, known as the Advantage Sweet, per Fox News. The report suggested that the reason for the seizure of the Advantage Sweet was a response to a recent seizure, by court order, by the US of an oil cargo aboard the tanker Suez Rajan, located in the Marshall Islands.
The recent seizure of the oil tanker is significant because the report indicated that approximately one-fifth of all the world’s crude oil must pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passageway between Iran and Oman.
The Marshall Islands flag registry reported: “Heightened military activity and geopolitical tensions in these regions continue to pose serious threats to commercial vessels.”
“Associated with these threats is the potential for miscalculation or misidentification, which could lead to aggressive actions.”
Reuters reported that there has been a series of attacks on shipping material since 2019, which has only increased the tensions between the US and Iran.
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What does one expect when our armed forces are weakened by communist Democrats (having 50,000 genders in our military, instead of creating a lethal, cohesive force of real men and real women)???
They’re too busy figuring out what drag hours to do, than to worry about our ENEMIES!
“Iran will be shooting at our soldiers with bullets, etc., purchased with the $150 billion Obama gave them.”
And have no doubt that the tinkerbell Barrack PinocchiObama is one of the corrupt, puppet president No Joe Biden’s puppeteers.
YOU can bet had trump done the same thing, they’d have called for immediate TREASON charges.
If the Strait of Hormuz gets shut down the Chinese will suffer much more for lack of energy than the USA. Let them deal with it. A few cruise missiles sent into those Iranian court buildings might send them a wakeup message. Insurance companies refusing to insure any ships going into the area contains more power over the Gulf Region than any Iranian military mouse that roars.