Iranian state television says the Revolutionary Guard's navy has seized two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf Thursday, claiming the tankers had been smuggling fuel. The report did not provide a nationality of the tankers or say what flag they were flying. Gen. Heidar Honarian Mojarrad, the navy’s 2nd Region commander, said the tankers had been carrying about 1 million liters of fuel, or about 6,300 barrels, including diesel, and were seized near Farsi island and transferred to Bushehr. Fifteen crew members on board the two tankers were detained. Iran occasionally seizes oil-carrying vessels over similar charges in the region.
