Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman: Report

Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian media said overnight Friday (December 12) to Saturday (December 13, 2025), adding that 18 crew members from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were on board.

“An oil tanker carrying six million litres of contraband diesel fuel has been boarded off the coast of the Sea of Oman,” the Fars news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying.