The Islamic Revolution Probationary Corps (IRGC, the elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) seized a Panamanian-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported. The name of the ship and other details are not yet available.
It is known that information about the capture of the tanker was confirmed by the 5th Fleet of the US Navy, whose area of responsibility is, among others, the Persian Gulf. At the same time, US military sailors were watching what was happening online.
Two days ago, a Gabon-registered tanker caught fire off Indonesia in the Strait of Malacca. The Malay Mail newspaper said the tanker was carrying “sanctioned” Iranian oil.
The incident with the seizure of a tanker by the IRGC was also reported on April 28. Then the Iranian military detained a ship flying the flag of the Marshall Islands in the Gulf of Oman adjacent to Hormuz. The IRGC’s action was explained in the media as a response to the detention of a ship carrying Iranian oil by US authorities. The Americans hijacked the Suez Rajan, which was loaded with Iranian crude originally destined for China. Then the Iranian Navy unsuccessfully pursued the tanker after it changed course to the United States.
Earlier, the IRGC released a video reminding Iran of US revenge against Qasem Soleimani. The release followed after US armed forces launched airstrikes on formations associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The strike followed an Iranian drone attack on a US base in Syria on March 23. As a result, one US contract soldier was killed, five US servicemen and one contract soldier were injured.
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