Iran Seizes Two Tankers With 3 Million Litres Of Smuggled Diesel In Persian Gulf

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The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized two foreign-registered tankers in the Persian Gulf, accusing them of smuggling diesel fuel.

According to Iranian state media, the two vessels were transporting more than three million liters (792,516 US gallons) of illegally acquired diesel.

The two ships, named Start 1 and Vintage, were intercepted in the central waters of the Persian Gulf. Authorities have confirmed that both tankers...

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