Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reportedly seizes ship in Gulf over ‘smuggled fuel’

(Worthy News) – Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Monday seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported.

The official IRNA news agency said the seized ship was carrying more than 1.3 million liters of fuel near Abu Musa Island at the mouth of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

All 16 crew members, who are Malaysian nationals, were also detained, the report added. It did not say under what country’s flag the ship was sailing. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]