TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, the regime’s state-run media reported on Sunday, Aug. 4, marking the Islamic Revolutionary Guard’s third seizure of a vessel in recent weeks.
State TV and the semi-official Fars news agency reported that seven crew members were detained when the ship was seized late Wednesday carrying 700,000 liters (185,000 gallons) of “smuggled fuel” from Iran. The local reports did not provide further details on the vessel or the nationality of the crew.
