Iran seizes two Greek tankers after US, Greece seize Iranian fuel
The tanker wars between the US and Iran appear to be heating up once again as Vienna talks remain on the rocks.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf on Friday.
The move came just a day after the US reportedly seized the Iranian fuel cargo of a Russian-flagged tanker seized last month by Greece at Washington’s request.
The IRGC said in a statement following the operation that the vessels had committed “violations,” without offering further detail. Greece’s Foreign Ministry said an Iranian helicopter landed on one of the ships, the Delta Poseidon, in international waters in the Persian Gulf some 22 miles off the coast of Iran.
The second ship, which the AP identified as the Prudent Warrior managed by Polembros Shipping, was seized closer to Iran’s coast, the ministry said. That vessel had 24 Greek and Filipino crew members onboard, a spokesperson for the company told Lloyd’s List.
