Iran seized an Emirati oil tanker travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, the first such attack on international shipping in months.

The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Talara was sailing from Ajman, United Arab Emirates, to Singapore when it was intercepted. British maritime risk management group Vanguard and other maritime sources told Reuters that the vessel was seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The private security firm Ambrey told the Associated Press that the hijacking involved three small Iranian boats.

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