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Iran seizes ‘fuel-smuggling’ tanker in the Persian Gulf
Iran says it has seized a foreign tanker and its crew for smuggling fuel
Iranian television says the Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf on Sunday. The report says the vessel was smuggling one million litres of fuel. There was no mention of which country it belonged to.
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(Photo: The Revolutionary Guards' naval force is tasked with patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. Credit: AFP)
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