Iran Seizes Emirati-Flagged Ship In Strait Of Hormuz On Suspicion Of Smuggling Diesel Following reports that it's planning to release a UK-flagged oil tanker that it seized two months ago, Iran has reportedly seized a UAE-flagged vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and detained its 11-member crew. The IRGC, which was responsible for seizing the vessel, accused it of smuggling diesel. The ship was reportedly carrying 250,000 liters of diesel when it was captured, along with 30 handheld flares, which are sometimes used for facilitating clandestine transfers at sea. The ship's crew are reportedly being held in the coastal city of Bandar Lengeh, though it's unclear where their ship is being held. The capture was initially reported by Iran's FARS news agency, according to a tweet by Al Arabiya, a Saudi news organization. وكالة فارس الإيرانية تنقل عن الحرس الثوري احتجاز سفينة بذريعة "تهريب الديزل" https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%84?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); https://t.co/a1vIGVFnOW — العربية عاجل (@AlArabiya_Brk) https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Brk/status/1173547472448315392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); This is a developing story. More to come... Tyler Durden Mon, 09/16/2019 - 07:15