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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps confirms seizing oil tanker off UAE coast
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People walk past a large banner of depicting British Royal Navy personnel who were captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps in previous years, at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in the capital Tehran on November 11, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Iran confirms its Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a tanker carrying petrochemical cargo bound for Singapore in Gulf waters yesterday.
Following inspections, authorities say “the tanker was in violation for carrying unauthorized cargo.”
They do not provide further information.
Details offered by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Centre and the private security firm Ambrey corresponded to a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker called Talara, which had left Ajman in the United Arab Emirates bound for Singapore.
The ship suddenly turned toward Iran without explanation, ship-tracking data showed. The ship’s Greek owners did not respond to requests for comment.
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