Tanker Off UAE Sought by US Over Iran Sanctions ‘Hijacked’

Tanker Off UAE Sought by US Over Iran Sanctions ‘Hijacked’
Iranian soldiers take part in the "National Persian Gulf day" in the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2019. ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An oil tanker sought by the United States over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was hijacked on July 5 off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a seafarers welfare organization said July 15.

Satellite photos showed the vessel in Iranian waters on July 14, and two of its sailors remained in the Iranian capital.