Middle East

Iran Dramatically Escalates Oil Tanker Feud With U.S.

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Iran has reportedly captured an oil tanker at the center of a sanctions dispute with the United States.

Shannon Vavra
Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

An oil tanker off the port of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah in 2019
(MUMEN KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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