Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week amidst rising tensions with US

Iranian forces seized a second oil tanker, the Niovi, in the Strait of Hormuz, en route to the UAE's Fujairah port. The Panama-flagged tanker was boarded by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, who forced the crew to turn the ship around and sail back into Iranian territorial waters. This is the second unlawful seizure of a foreign vessel by Iran in less than a week, following the capture of the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet. Video footage of both incidents has been released by the US Navy.