Shots fired as Iran tries to seize oil tankers in Gulf of Oman, US Navy says - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

Jul 5, 2023

Screenshot of video captured of M/T Richmond Voyager being approached by an Iranian naval vessel during an attempt to unlawfully seize the commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman, July 5, 2023. — In this screenshot of a video, the Richmond Voyager is approached by an Iranian naval vessel during an attempt to unlawfully seize the commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman, July 5, 2023. — NAVCENT Public Affairs

In an image released by US authorities, an Iranian naval vessel approaching the M/T Richmond Voyager to unlawfully seize the commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman

US forces prevented Iran from seizing two tankers near Oman: Pentagon

Agence France-Presse

This picture taken on June 15, 2019, shows tanker ships in the waters of the Gulf of Oman

Iran's IRGC seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboats cruise past an oil tanker off the port of Bandar Abbas, southern Iran, on July 2, 2012. Iran has come up with several methods to foil the European insurance embargo on ships loaded with its crude, a sanction which may harm its vital exports as much as the EU oil embargo itself. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/GettyImages)

US confirms Iran’s IRGC seized tanker smuggling fuel in Gulf

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

A handout picture provided by the Iranian army official website shows an Iranian naval ship parading during the last day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Sept. 12, 2020.

Iran's IRGC speed boats 'harassed' ship in Strait of Hormuz: US Navy

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff