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Iran Seizes Tanker Carrying Its Own Oil (oilprice.com)

submitted 1 month ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-ocean-koi-gulf-oman-state-media-says-2026-05-08/

' Iran has seized the oil tanker Ocean Koi in the Gulf of Oman ‌over an alleged attempt to disrupt Iran's oil exports, Iranian state media said on Friday, quoting an army statement. It said the Barbados-flagged tanker ⁠was carrying Iranian oil and "was trying to harm and disrupt oil exports .... by exploiting regional conditions".'

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So unauthorized transport of iranian oil? Either the ship was sanctioned by the US in error or a ship that was shady enough to do sanctions-busting for Iran is also shady enough to double cross iran, work for another paymaster, or some such?

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I am trying to figure that out, I suspect maybe it offloaded it's oil to another tanker and then took on UAE oil.