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Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

By JON GAMBRELL and day. After the hijacking,
NICHOLAS PAPHITIS they drifted into Iranian
Associated Press waters. The ships also had
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- turned off their tracking de-
ates (AP) — Iran’s paramili- vices, another red flag, the
tary Revolutionary Guard official said. However, nei-
seized two Greek oil tank- ther had issued a mayday
ers Friday in helicopter- or a call for help, the official
launched raids in the Per- said.
sian Gulf, officials said. The Iran’s seizure on Friday was
action appeared to be the latest in a string of hi-
retaliation for Athens’ assis- jackings and explosions to
tance in the U.S. seizure of roil a region that includes
crude oil from an Iranian- the Strait of Hormuz, the
flagged tanker this week narrow mouth of the Per-
in the Mediterranean Sea sian Gulf through which a
over violating Washington’s fifth of all traded oil passes.
crushing sanctions on the The incidents began af-
Islamic Republic. ter then-President Donald
The raid marks the first ma- Trump unilaterally withdrew
jor incident at sea in months the U.S. from Iran’s nuclear
as tensions remain high be- deal with world powers,
tween Iran and the West which saw Tehran drasti-
over its tattered nuclear cally limit its enrichment
deal with world powers. The Greek-flagged oil tanker Prudent Warrior, background, is seen as it sails past Istanbul, Turkey, of uranium in exchange
As Tehran enriches more April 19, 2019. for the lifting of economic
uranium, closer to weap- Associated Press sanctions.
ons-grade levels than ever The U.S. Navy blamed Iran
before, worries mount that marche to the Iranian am- tional waters, some 22 nau- company was “cooperat- for a series of limpet mine
negotiators won’t find a bassador in Athens over tical miles off the coast of ing with the authorities and attacks on vessels that

way back to the accord the “violent taking over of Iran, the ministry said. making every possible ef- damaged tankers in 2019,
raising the risk of a wider two Greek-flagged ships” “Armed men then took the fort to address the situation as well as for a fatal drone
war. in the Persian Gulf. “These crew captive,” it said, add- effectively.” attack on an Israeli-linked
The Guard issued a state- acts effectively amount to ing that two Greek nation- Greek officials did not iden- oil tanker that killed two Eu-
ment announcing the sei- acts of piracy,” a ministry als were among the crew. tify the nationalities of the ropean crew members in
zures, accusing the tankers statement said. “A similar incident has other crew onboard the 2021. Iranian hijackers also
of unspecified violations. The ministry called for the been reported on another vessels. stormed and briefly cap-
Nour News, a website close immediate release of the Greek-flagged vessel, that Both vessels had come tured a Panama-flagged
to Iran’s Supreme Nation- vessels and their crews, was carrying seven Greek from Iraq’s Basra oil termi- asphalt tanker off the Unit-
al Security Council, just a warning the seizure would citizens, close to the coast nal, loaded with crude, ac- ed Arab Emirates last year,
short time earlier warned have “particularly negative of Iran,” the ministry said. cording to tracking data as well as briefly seizing
that Tehran planned to consequences” in bilateral A Greek official, speaking from MarineTraffic.com. and holding a Vietnamese
take “punitive action” over relations and in Iran’s re- on condition of anonymity A U.S. defense official, tanker in November.
Greece assisting the U.S. in lations with the European to discuss details of the at- speaking on condition of Tehran denies carrying out
seizing oil days earlier from Union, of which Greece is a tack with a journalist, identi- anonymity to discuss intel- the attacks, but a wider
the Iranian-flagged tanker member. fied the second ship as the ligence matters, said it ap- shadow war between Iran
Lana. An Iranian helicopter land- Prudent Warrior. Its man- peared the two ships had and the West has played
Greece’s Foreign Ministry ed on the Greek-flagged ager, Polembros Shipping come close to but not into out in the region’s volatile

said it made a strong de- Delta Poseidon in interna- in Greece, earlier said the Iranian territorial waters Fri- waters.q