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Iran Seizes Oil Tanker Ocean Koi in Gulf of Oman, State Media Says
Iran said the Ocean Koi was carrying Iranian oil and that all 24 crew members were safely evacuated without injury.
- On Friday, the Islamic Republic of Iran's navy seized the Barbados-flagged tanker Ocean Koi in the Sea of Oman, claiming the vessel sought to disrupt Iran's oil exports.
- The US Treasury Department designated the tanker as part of Iran's so-called "shadow fleet" in February, alleging it transported oil while evading international sanctions since 2020.
- All 24 crew members were safely evacuated without injury, though regional escalation pushed Brent crude prices above $100 a barrel and average US gasoline prices to more than $4 a gallon.
- President Donald Trump wrote that Three World Class American Destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz "under fire," claiming there was "great damage done to the Iranian attackers."
- Seyed Abbas Araghchi criticized US actions as a "reckless military adventure," while Trump suggested that negotiations with Tehran regarding the conflict remain on track.
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UPDATE 1-Iran seizes oil tanker Ocean Koi in Gulf of Oman, state media says
sanctions since February - was escorted to the southern coast of Iran and handed over to the judicial authorities, according to state media. The seizure came after U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
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