Iranian Media Claims Its Guards Stopped A US Attempt To Capture Oil Tanker

An image taken from video posted online by Iran's Fars News Agency, which is controlled by the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), purportedly shows an encounter between a U.S. Navy warship and IRGC forces in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian media said the incident occurred near the end of October, 2021. Fars News Agency  

Reuters: Iran says it blocks U.S. attempt to confiscate oil in Sea of Oman 

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic's oil in the Sea of Oman, Iranian state TV reported on Wednesday, saying the incident took place recently. 

Reached for comment, the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based Fifth Fleet said it had seen reports of the incident but at present had no information to provide. Iran's state TV said U.S. forces used helicopters and warships to try to block a tanker carrying Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman. Iran's English-Language Press TV said the tanker was back in Iran's territorial waters.  

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WNU Editor: The US is denying these reports .... U.S. Official Confirms Iran Seized Oil Tanker, Says U.S. Military Just Monitored Incident (Newsweek). More here .... U.S. denies Iran's claim that American Navy attempted to "steal" a tanker full of oil (CBS).   

Update: More details are emerging .... Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker (AP).

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