Iran seizes British oil tanker

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says its navy has captured the British-flagged oil tanker, Stena Impero, in the Strait of Hormuz, according to state-run media

The IRGC accused the British tanker for"violating international regulations," to Press TV. Two US defense officials also told CNN that the tanker had been seized, with one of them saying that it was taken by Iran.

The ship's seizure is yet another in an accelerating series of recent maritime episodes involving Iran.On Thursday, the US Navy destroyed an Iranian drone using electronic jamming, a US defense official told CNN. The crew of the USS Boxer took defensive action against the Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle after it came close to the US naval ship, the official said.

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