Danger in the seven seas.
Shipping around the world is suffering the consequences of widespread geopolitical tensions.
We have Russia, Ukraine and Turkey in the Black Sea, the Houthis in the Red Sea, the US and Venezuela in the Caribbean, Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden… and of course the Iranians in the Strait of Hormuz.
On Wednesday (24), Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian authorities said the ship was smuggling fuel.
Euro news reported:
“Authorities detained 16 foreign crew members but did not reveal their nationalities or the tanker’s flag, Tehran-run state media reported.
The ship was carrying about 4 million liters of fuel when it was intercepted, according to Mojtaba Ghahramani, an official from the provincial Justice Ministry, quoted by news agency IRNA.
Iranian Navy Seizes ‘Foreign’ Oil Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz | Euro news
Authorities detained 16 foreign crew members but did not reveal their nationalities or the tanker’s flag, Tehran-run state media reported.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign oil well… pic.twitter.com/NLTr89bvcD
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IRAN SEIZES FUEL TANK IN HORMUZ
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on December 24, 2025, carrying 4 million liters of smuggled fuel. The ship had 16 non-Iranian crew members and was intercepted while trying… pic.twitter.com/zV9DnzMzv2
— Naeem Aslam (@NaeemAslam23) December 24, 2025
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IRAN SEIZES FUEL TANK IN HORMUZ
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on December 24, 2025, carrying 4 million liters of smuggled fuel. The ship had 16 non-Iranian crew members and was intercepted while trying… pic.twitter.com/zV9DnzMzv2
— Naeem Aslam (@NaeemAslam23) December 24, 2025
In November, Iranian forces seized another ship in the Strait of Hormuz for alleged violations, including illegal cargo.
“A fifth of the world’s traded oil and a quarter of the oil from the sea flows through the narrow Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran has repeatedly warned that it could block the waterway, while the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, remains present to ensure shipping lanes remain open.”
Read more from November:
Tehran admits seizure of merchant ship in Strait of Hormuz and diversion of Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker into Iranian territorial waters
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