Iranian Navy Says They Had Court Order to Seize Tanker Richmond Voyager

Iranian Navy corvette IRINS Bayandor (81) on July 6, 2023. US Navy Photo

Officials in Tehran are claiming the warship that attempted to seize an oil tanker operating off the coast of Oman acted under a court order, according to Iranian state-controlled media.

Iranian search and rescue officials claimed oil tanker Richmond Voyager collided with an Iranian vessel injuring five crew members, the official IRINN news agency reported.

As a result, Tehran deployed the Iranian Navy corvette IRINS Bayandor

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/06/iranian-navy-says-they-had-court-order-to-seize-tanker-richmond-voyager

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