UN Agency: US-Sought Tanker ‘Hijacked’ off UAE Now in Iran

UN Agency: US-Sought Tanker ‘Hijacked’ off UAE Now in Iran
A file photo of a crude oil tanker off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah taken on May 13, 2019. Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A United Nations agency acknowledges that a U.S.-sought oil tanker “hijacked” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates after allegedly smuggling Iranian crude oil is back in Iranian waters.

The International Labor Organization said that the MT Gulf Sky was hijacked July 5, citing its captain. That mirrors earlier reporting by The Associated Press.