Iran Seizes Foreign Ship With Smuggled Fuel, Detains Crew: IRNA

Iran Seizes Foreign Ship With Smuggled Fuel, Detains Crew: IRNA
A picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim on Jan. 4, 2021, shows the South Korean-flagged tanker being escorted by Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy after being seized in the Gulf. Tasnim News/AFP via Getty Images
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DUBAI—Iranian authorities seized a foreign ship attempting to smuggle fuel out of the country and detained its crew, state new agency IRNA said on Wednesday.

Iran, which has some of the world’s cheapest fuel prices due to heavy subsidies and the plunge in value of its national currency, has been fighting rampant fuel smuggling by land to neighboring countries and by sea to Gulf Arab states.