{"id":3856,"date":"2024-01-12T00:55:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=3856"},"modified":"2024-01-12T00:55:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T08:55:39","slug":"irans-navy-seizes-u-s-oil-tanker-in-sea-of-oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=3856","title":{"rendered":"Iran&#8217;s navy seizes U.S. oil tanker in Sea of Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran&#8217;s navy reported Thursday the seizure of an American oil tanker in the Sea of Oman, citing retaliation for the U.S. &#8220;stealing&#8221; of Iran&#8217;s oil in April 2023, according to a statement published on the Iranian army&#8217;s public relations website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u56fe\u7247-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u56fe\u7247-6.png 800w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u56fe\u7247-6-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/\u56fe\u7247-6-768x535.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement said the navy took control of the &#8220;St Nikolas&#8221; tanker on Thursday following a judicial order and confirmation from Iran&#8217;s Ports and Maritime Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessel, previously named &#8220;Suez Rajan,&#8221; had &#8220;stolen&#8221; an Iranian oil cargo under U.S. guidance last year, the statement said, adding that the Iranian oil was then transferred to U.S. ports and handed over to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The &#8220;St Nikolas&#8221; tanker was carrying oil in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning when it was seized by Iran&#8217;s navy as a response to the alleged U.S. actions, the statement added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seized oil tanker is being transferred to Iranian ports for subsequent handover to judicial authorities, the navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media reports, citing Ambrey, a British maritime security firm, said the oil tanker was identified as the Marshall Islands-flagged &#8220;St Nikolas&#8221; and was &#8220;boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani port city of Sohar,&#8221; noting that its automatic identification system was turned off when &#8220;heading toward the Iranian port of Bandar-e-Jask.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a post on the social media platform X, TankerTrackers, a platform that tracks the crude oil trade, said, &#8220;The tanker which the Iranians have boarded today in the Gulf of Oman is the St Nikolas (9524475), carrying Iraqi oil.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It confirmed that the ship, formerly known as &#8220;Suez Rajan,&#8221; once &#8220;was seized by the U.S. government for having transported a million barrels of Iranian oil in connection to a U.S. company.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambrey also confirmed that the tanker was previously prosecuted and fined for carrying &#8220;sanctioned Iranian oil&#8221; in a U.S. sanction operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Justice Department admitted last September that it seized a tanker loaded with Iranian oil in April 2023, identifying it as &#8220;Suez Rajan,&#8221; a Greek-managed tanker that carried 980,000 barrels of crude oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran&#8217;s navy reported Thursday the seizure of an A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,12],"tags":[186,1877,1878],"class_list":["post-3856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlights","category-usa","tag-186","tag-1877","tag-1878"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - 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