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Iran says redirects US-sanctioned oil tanker to its shores
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday it redirected a US-sanctioned oil tanker carrying Iranian oil back to its shores, though it was unclear from its statement why it had been targeted.
- It said the ship was redirected to Iran’s southern shores after it sought “to damage and disrupt Iran’s oil exports,” without elaborating.
- The tanker “has transported millions of barrels of Iranian high sulfur fuel oil (HSFO) and condensate since May 2025,” it added.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize TEHRAN: Iran said on Friday it redirected a US-sanctioned oil tanker carrying Iranian oil back to its shores, though it was unclear from its statement why it had been targeted.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s navy, through a specially planned operation in the Sea of Oman, seized the offending tanker Ocean Koi,” the army said in a statement carried by state television, adding that the oil belonged to the “Islamic republic”.
It said the ship was redirected to Iran’s southern shores after it sought “to damage and disrupt Iran’s oil exports,” without elaborating.
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