America confirmed the seizure of the second oil tanker by Iran – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
According to Mehr News Agency, quoted by Reuters, in the latest round of tensions between Tehran and Washington, Iran seized the second oil tanker in the waters of the Persian Gulf in the past week, and the US State Department demanded its release.
The Fifth Fleet of the US Navy based in Bahrain confirmed the seizure of this American oil tanker and announced: Oil tanker Newway It was intercepted by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy at 6:20 a.m. while crossing the Strait of Hormuz with the flag of Panama.
This incident occurred after Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker named Advantage Sweet in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday. The Marshall Islands Flag Registry announced on Tuesday that the tanker is being held by Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas.
Maritime security firm Ambrey has also said it believes the seizure of Advantage Sweet was in response to the US’s recent seizure of an oil cargo on a Suez tanker. The US Navy announced in this regard: “Oil tanker.” Newway which was seized on Wednesday, was on its way from Dubai to the UAE port of Fujairah and was forced to change its course towards the territorial waters of Iran by the boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Refinitiv ship tracking data shows that Newway It last reported its position at 0231 GMT on Wednesday off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, bound for Fujairah.
Vedant Patelthe deputy spokesperson of the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told reporters that the government Biden And the international community wants Iran and its navy to release their ships and crews. Patel He claimed: Harassment of ships and Iran’s interference in shipping rights in regional and international waters are contrary to international laws and disturb the stability and security of the region.
Based on the data of the analytical company VortexAbout a fifth of the world’s crude oil and oil products pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The Marshall Islands flag registry office announced on Tuesday that increasing military activities and geopolitical tensions in these areas continue to pose a serious threat to commercial vessels.
In connection with these threats, there is a possibility of miscalculation or misidentification that can lead to aggressive actions. Since 2019, at a time of tension between the United States and Iran, there have been a series of attacks on ships in the strategic waters of the Persian Gulf.
At noon on Wednesday, the media reported about the seizure of a ship by an oil tanker named “NewwayThe IRGC reported in the Strait of Hormuz. Brahmin Basis, the prosecutor of Tehran announced, the ship Newway Following the complaint of the plaintiff and the order of the judicial authority, it has been seized by the IRGC Navy. This oil tanker, which was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz with the flag of Panama, has been seized.