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Business Recorder
16-07-2025
- Business Recorder
Iran seizes foreign tanker over fuel smuggling
TEHRAN: Iran has seized a foreign tanker in the Sea of Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, the judiciary said Wednesday. The vessel was intercepted 'after legal documents related to its cargo were found to be incomplete,' said Mojtaba Ghahremani, head of the judiciary in southern Hormozgan province, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online outlet. He added that the ship was reportedly carrying 'two million litres of smuggled fuel.' 'Seventeen suspects, including the captain and crew of the foreign tanker, have been taken into custody,' Ghahremani said, without elaborating on the identity and nationality of those arrested. Authorities are conducting laboratory tests and reviewing documents to verify the cargo's contents and legality, the report added. The seizure comes months after Iran's Revolutionary Guards intercepted two Tanzanian-flagged tankers allegedly transporting 1.5 million litres of diesel in the Gulf. Those vessels were later transferred to the port of Bushehr for legal proceedings.
Yemen Online
16-07-2025
- Yemen Online
Iran seizes foreign tanker on fuel smuggling allegations
Iran's judiciary says authorities have seized a vessel smuggling 2 million liters of fuel in the Gulf of Oman. Fuel smuggling is rampant from Iran, where the domestic fuel price is kept low by heavy subsidies. Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf of Oman for smuggling 2 million liters (around 528,000 gallons) of fuel, the chief justice of southern Hormozgan province said on Wednesday. The vessel was intercepted "after legal documents related to its cargo were found to be incomplete," said Mojtaba Ghahremani, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online outlet. Fuel smuggling by land to neighbouring countries and by sea to Gulf Arab states is a persistent problem for authorities in Iran, where domestic fuel prices are among the lowest in the world owing to heavy subsidies. What has Iran said about the vessel's seizure? Ghahremani said that said that the tanker was detected as part of routine monitoring along the Gulf of Oman. "During the continuous process of monitoring and surveilling suspicious fuel smuggling movements in the Gulf of Oman, officers inspected a foreign tanker due to its lack of legal documents regarding its cargo and seized it on charges of carrying 2 million litres of smuggled fuel," Ghahremani said, according a report carried by the semi-official Mehr news agency. "Seventeen suspects, including the captain and crew of the foreign tanker, have been taken into custody," Ghahremani said, without giving the identity and nationality of those arrested, or the name of the tanker and the flag under which it is registered. He said a judicial case had been opened at the Jask county prosecutor's office. "The actions of fuel smugglers, who in coordination with foreigners, attempt to plunder national wealth will not remain hidden from the judiciary and punishment of perpetrators, if their crimes are proven, will be without leniency," Ghahremani said, according to the report. Other fuel smuggling incidents The Wednesday seizure is not the first time Iranian authorities have taken over tankers whose crew was suspected of smuggling fuel. In April, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two Tanzanian-flagged tankers for alleged fuel smuggling, later transferring the vessels — the Sea Ranger and Salama — to the port of Bushehr for legal proceedings.
Muscat Daily
16-07-2025
- Muscat Daily
Iran seizes foreign tanker on fuel smuggling allegations
Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities have seized a foreign tanker in the Gulf of Oman for smuggling two million litres (around 528,000 gallons) of fuel, the chief justice of southern Hormozgan province said on Wednesday. The vessel was intercepted 'after legal documents related to its cargo were found to be incomplete', said Mojtaba Ghahremani, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online outlet. Fuel smuggling by land to neighbouring countries and by sea to Gulf Arab states is a persistent problem for authorities in Iran, where domestic fuel prices are among the lowest in the world owing to heavy subsidies. What Iran said about the seizure? Ghahremani said that said that the tanker was detected as part of routine monitoring along the Gulf of Oman. 'During the continuous process of monitoring and surveilling suspicious fuel smuggling movements in the Gulf of Oman, officers inspected a foreign tanker due to its lack of legal documents regarding its cargo and seized it on charges of carrying two million litres of smuggled fuel,' Ghahremani said, according a report carried by the semi-official Mehr news agency. 'Seventeen suspects, including the captain and crew of the foreign tanker, have been taken into custody,' Ghahremani said, without giving the identity and nationality of those arrested, or the name of the tanker and the flag under which it is registered. He said a judicial case had been opened at the Jask county prosecutor's office. 'The actions of fuel smugglers, who in coordination with foreigners, attempt to plunder national wealth will not remain hidden from the judiciary and punishment of perpetrators, if their crimes are proven, will be without leniency,' Ghahremani said, according to the report. Other fuel smuggling incidents The Wednesday seizure is not the first time Iranian authorities have taken over tankers whose crew was suspected of smuggling fuel. In April, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized two Tanzanian-flagged tankers for alleged fuel smuggling, later transferring the vessels – the Sea Ranger and Salama – to the port of Bushehr for legal proceedings. The 1.5mn litres of diesel that the ships were alleged to be carrying were reportedly to be returned to the local fuel supply chain after being handed to the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company. In November, Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. DW
LBCI
16-07-2025
- LBCI
Iran seizes foreign tanker for smuggling 2 million liters of fuel
A foreign tanker was seized by Iran in the Gulf of Oman for smuggling 2 million liters of fuel, the chief justice of Hormozgan province said on Wednesday, according to Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency. "During the continuous process of monitoring and surveilling suspicious fuel smuggling movements in the Gulf of Oman, officers inspected a foreign tanker due to its lack of legal documents regarding its cargo and seized it on charges of carrying 2 million liters of smuggled fuel," Hormozgan's Chief Justice Mojtaba Ghahremani said, according to the report. The judiciary official added that 17 crew members were arrested and that a judicial case was opened at the Jask county prosecutor's office. There was no additional information regarding the name of the tanker or the flag to which it is registered. Reuters
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Time of India
Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker, Detains 17 Just Next To Strait Of Hormuz Amid Tensions
The Iranian authorities seized a foreign oil tanker from the Sea of Oman on July 16. According to Mehr News Agency, citing Chief Justice of Hormozgan Province, Mojtaba Ghahremani, the ship was seized on charges of smuggling 2 million liters of fuel. 17 individuals, including the oil ship's captain and crew, have been detained. Watch this video to know more. Read More
