{"id":2146672,"date":"2024-01-11T15:52:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-says-its-retaliating-against-u-s-report\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:56:11","slug":"iran-seizes-oil-tanker-says-its-retaliating-against-u-s-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-seizes-oil-tanker-says-its-retaliating-against-u-s-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran seizes oil tanker in retaliation against U.S.: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-seizes-oil-tanker-says-its-retaliating-against-u-s-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2146672&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Iranian Navy Claims Seizure\u2064 of American Oil \u200cTanker in the\u200d Sea of Oman<\/h2>\n<p>The Iranian Navy made a bold announcement on Thursday, declaring the \u200dcapture of an American oil tanker in the waters of the\u2064 Sea of Oman. According\u2063 to the \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/en.mehrnews.com\/news\/210657\/Iran-Navy-seizes-US-oil-tanker-in-Sea-of-Oman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehr\u2064 news agency<\/a>, a semi-official news\u200c agency of the Iranian government, the seized vessel\u200b is \u200bthe St. Nikolas, previously\u200d known as \u2063the\u200d Suez Rajan.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Iranians justified their\u2063 actions by claiming\u200b retaliation \u200cfor the violation of the Suez Rajan ship in May, as well as the alleged theft of Iranian oil by the United States. However, it is worth\u2063 noting that The New York Times reported that\u2063 the ship is registered in the Marshall Islands \u200band operated by a non-American company.<\/p>\n<p>Mehrs revealed that Iran\u200c cited a court order and the approval of the\u200d Ports and Shipping Organization by the Strategic \u2062Navy of the \u2063Islamic Republic of Iran\u200b Army\u200b as legal grounds for the seizure. The ship, loaded with Iraqi crude oil bound \u2064for Turkey, is\u2064 said to be \u200btransferred to the \u2063ports of \u2062the Islamic\u2062 Republic for delivery to the judicial authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The situation took a \u200bmysterious turn when the UK Maritime Trade Operations received a report that unauthorized individuals, dressed \u200cin \u2062military-style black\u2062 uniforms with masks, had boarded\u2062 the ship. Communication with the vessel was \u200dlost, prompting an investigation by the authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the United States condemned the seizure, \u2064with National Security Council spokesman John Kirby demanding the immediate release\u200b of the ship and its crew. Kirby emphasized the \u2064need to halt\u200b Iran&#8217;s \u200bprovocative and\u200d unacceptable actions, vowing to work closely with allies and\u200b partners\u200c to confront Iran&#8217;s concerning \u200cand destabilizing\u200d behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Last April, the United States confiscated the Suez Rajan, which was transporting over 980,000 barrels of \u2064contraband Iranian crude oil. The oil \u200dwas covertly\u2062 sent by Iran&#8217;s Islamic\u200c Revolutionary Guard Corps, an organization labeled as a terrorist group by the United States, to an\u200d undisclosed entity\u2064 abroad.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) provided further insight\u2063 into \u2064the matter, stating:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The\u200c complaint alleges a scheme involving multiple entities\u200b affiliated with Iran&#8217;s IRGC and \u2064the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to covertly sell and transport Iranian oil to\u200b a customer abroad. Participants in the scheme attempted to\u2064 disguise the origin of the oil using ship-to-ship transfers, false \u2063automatic identification system reporting,\u200d falsified documents, and other \u200dmeans. The \u2064complaint\u200b further alleges that the charterer of the vessel used the U.S. financial system to facilitate \u200cthe transportation of Iranian oil.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the \u2064U.S. confiscation of the ship, a senior commander of the\u200c IRGC navy warned that \u200bIran would retaliate against any oil company involved in\u2063 unloading Iranian\u2062 oil from a seized tanker.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 How does the Iranian Navy&#8217;s assertiveness in \u200casserting control over \u2062international waters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-imposes-weekend-curfew-for-teens-after-downtown-shootings\/\" title=\"Chicago Mayor Imposes Weekend Curfew for Teens After Downtown Shootings\">strain relations<\/a> between Iran and the United States and potentially\u200b lead to further escalations<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ranian oil, was reportedly seized near the Hormuz\u200bgan \u200b\u200dProvince, which is strategically located at the entrance of the Persian Gulf and has been a hotspot for\u200b tensions between Iran \u2062and the United \u200dStates in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian Navy&#8217;s\u2063 announcement has \u2064generated \u2063significant concern and uncertainty in the\u2062 international community. It is yet\u200c another escalation in the ongoing tensions between Iran\u2063 and the United States,\u2062 which have\u2064 been strained ever since the United States withdrew\u2064 from the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 and imposed\u200c heavy sanctions on Iran. These tensions have resulted in \u2063several incidents in the region, including attacks \u2062on oil tankers and the shooting down of a U.S. surveillance drone by Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064seizure of an American oil tanker by\u200b Iran adds fuel to\u2063 an already volatile \u200bsituation. It raises questions about the safety of shipping in the \u2064region and the ability of international powers, particularly\u2064 the United States, to protect their interests. The Strait of Hormuz, through \u2063which a \u2062significant\u2064 portion of the world&#8217;s oil passes, has been a point of \u2062contention \u2064between Iran and the United States. Iran has previously threatened\u2062 to close the strait in response to U.S. sanctions, a move that could have serious implications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-passing-spending-bills-important-to-reduce-inflation\/\" title=\"Buttigieg: Passing Spending Bills 'Important' to Reduce Inflation\">global oil markets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian Navy&#8217;s actions also raise concerns about the freedom of navigation\u200c in\u2064 international waters. The \u2062seizure of a foreign vessel in waters beyond Iran&#8217;s territorial limits highlights Iran&#8217;s \u200bassertiveness in asserting its control over the \u2062region. This incident is \u2064likely to further strain relations between Iran\u2064 and the United States\u2063 and could potentially lead to further escalations.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2064to the seizure, \u200bthe U.S. \u200cDepartment \u200dof State\u200b expressed its concern and called for\u2064 the immediate release of the tanker\u2064 and its crew. The international \u200dcommunity, including countries such as the United Kingdom and Germany, have\u2064 also expressed their concerns and urged for a peaceful\u200b resolution to the situation.<\/p>\n<p>The seizure of the American oil tanker by the Iranian Navy has once again\u2064 brought the \u2064tense relationship between Iran and the United States into the spotlight. The incident highlights the challenges\u200b and risks involved in\u2064 navigating \u2063the waters of the Sea \u200bof\u2064 Oman and the Persian Gulf. It also underscores\u200c the need for diplomatic efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-response-to-putin-debate-challenge-shows-weakness-white-house-continues-to-deflect-amid-ramped-up-rhetoric-from-china-nk-and-russia\/\" title=\"Biden response to Putin debate challenge shows weakness, White House continues to deflect amid ramped up rhetoric from China, NK and Russia\">de-escalate tensions<\/a> \u200din the\u2062 region and find a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflicts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iranian Navy reportedly seized an American oil tanker, the St. Nikolas, in the Sea of Oman as a retaliatory action. The claim was made by the semi-official news agency, Mehr, on Thursday. The vessel was formerly known as the Suez Rajan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2146673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2146672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2146672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2146673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2146672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2146672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2146672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}