TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has seized an offending foreign oil tanker in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

The reasons for the seizure of the foreign oil tanker are not clear yet, according to Tasnim News Agency.

Claiming that the tanker was Panama-flagged, the United States Navy's 5th Fleet announced that it was seized while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

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