Iran seizes tanker carrying 6 mn litres of diesel in the Gulf of Oman

A tanker carrying six million litres of diesel was seized by Iranian forces off the coast of the Gulf of Oman, according to a state media report in Iran. The vessel had reportedly deactivated its navigation systems before being intercepted, according to an official from Hormozgan province. Eighteen crew members, of Indian, Sri Lankan, and Bangladeshi nationality, were on board the ship at the time of the operation.