Tehran, Aug 4 (AFP) Iranian naval forces have seized a “foreign vessel” in the Gulf, state news agency IRNA reported Sunday, in the country’s third such seizure in a month.
According to Fars news agency, which is considered close to the elite Revolutionary Guards, seven foreign crew members were arrested during the operation which it said was carried out Wednesday.
The Guards’ “naval forces have seized a foreign vessel carrying 700,000 litres of smuggled fuel around Farsi island”, IRNA reported, quoting a statement from the Guards.
Guards boats were patrolling the Gulf to control traffic and detect illicit trade, it said, without identifying the seized vessel.
