Sharjah 24 – AFP: The US Navy accused Iran of seizing a US-bound oil tanker off Oman on Thursday, while Iran is saying it had crashed into an Iranian vessel leaving two crew missing.
The US Navy demanded the immediate release of the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, saying it was transiting international waters in the Gulf of Oman and slamming Iran's "continued harassment of vessels".
"The Iranian government should immediately release the oil tanker," the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
"Iran's actions are contrary to international law and disruptive to regional security and stability," it added.
It identified the vessel as the oil tanker Advantage Sweet and said it issued a distress call during the seizure.
Iran's navy said the "violator" ship was captured after a collision with an Iranian ship that left two missing and several injured.
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