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Iran Seizes Two Tankers in Fuel Smuggling Crackdown

3/31/2025

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard has taken a bold step by seizing two foreign tankers, Star 1 and Vintage, in the Persian Gulf, claiming they were involved in smuggling over three million liters of diesel fuel. The 25 crew members aboard have been detained, and the vessels are en route to Bushehr port for judicial proceedings, highlighting Iran's escalating crackdown on fuel smuggling amid rising regional tensions.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guard has taken a bold step by seizing two foreign tankers, Star 1 and Vintage, in the Persian Gulf, claiming they were involved in smuggling over three million liters of diesel fuel. The 25 crew members aboard have been detained, and the vessels are en route to Bushehr port for judicial proceedings, highlighting Iran's escalating crackdown on fuel smuggling amid rising regional tensions.