A vessel has been seized by 'regional authorities' between the United Arab Emirates and Iran, maritime security agencies said on Saturday.
A vessel has been seized by "regional authorities" between the United Arab Emirates and Iran , maritime security agencies said on Saturday, days after Iran warned it could close the area to sea traffic.
UK Maritime Trade Operations said the vessel had been seized 50 nautical miles northeast of the Fujairah, an area close to the Strait of Hormuz that forms the entrance to the Gulf. Reuters could not immediately confirm that and UKMTO said it could not provide more information when asked if the regional authorities were Iran and if the seized vessel was MSC Aries.
On Tuesday the naval head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Alireza Tangsiri said it could close the Strait of Hormuz if deemed necessary. Iran has threatened to retaliate for suspected Israeli airstrikes on its consulate in Syria's capital Damascus on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guards officers including two senior commanders.
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