Tehran: Two weeks after the Iranian tanker detention in Gibraltar, Tehran on Thursday alleged that the seizure of a foreign oil tanker took place over oil smuggling with 12 crew members on board.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker MT Riah from south of Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf
The foreign oil tanker was allegedly apprehended over oil smuggling with 1 million litres of fuel from Iranian smugglers to foreign customers.
Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf
Last Updated : Jul 18, 2019, 11:54 PM IST