Iran seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was headed for Texas on April 27, according to the U.S. Navy.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) took over the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, called the Advantage Sweet, which issued a distress signal, according to the Navy’s Fifth Fleet. The IRGCN seized the tanker in international waters by boarding the ship via helicopter.
