Iran Claims It Thwarted U.S. Attempt To "Confiscate" Oil Tanker

The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has prevented an attempt by the U.S. to seize an Iranian tanker in the Sea of Oman and "confiscate" its oil, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported on Wednesday, citing local media. According to the reports, "the US had seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Sea of Oman, transferred its oil to another tanker, and taken the tanker to an unknown place." Iranian media say that the IRGC later regained control of the Iranian oil tanker in an operation involving helicopters. U.S. forces…