Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had detained a "foreign tanker" and its crew for allegedly smuggling fuel in the Gulf.
The tanker was seized on July 14 "south of the (Iranian) island of Larak" in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the force's Sepahnews website said.
The Guards did not detail the name or provenance of the vessel.
"With a capacity of two million barrels and 12 foreign crew on board, the vessel was en route to deliver contraband fuel received from Iranian boats to foreign ships in farther regions when it was intercepted," the AFP cited the force as saying.
Iran Guards seize foreign oil tanker in the Gulf
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