Iran seizes tanker carrying 382,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Persian Gulf
Iranian border guards seized a vessel in the northern Persian Gulf carrying approximately 382,000 liters of smuggled fuel. Eleven crew members were arrested during the operation. The seizure occurred amid extremely high regional tensions following U.S. strikes on IRGC military assets and tankers. Iranian officials labeled the United States a "source of regional insecurity" during the incident, while maintaining that the seizure was part of routine efforts to control illegal maritime trade in the strategic waterway.