Overview
- IRGC naval forces intercepted the vessels near Farsi Island and transferred them to Bushehr, Iranian state outlets reported.
- Officials said the ships carried about 1 million liters of diesel linked to a smuggling network tracked for months.
- Fifteen foreign crew members were detained and handed to judicial authorities, with their nationalities and the tankers’ flags not disclosed.
- The seizures come after recent maritime run-ins, including IRGC approaches to a U.S.-linked tanker and a U.S. shoot-down of an Iranian drone.
- Repeated interdictions in recent months have heightened concern over Gulf shipping security and could complicate talks expected in Oman.