Iran Hijacks Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Oman

Iranian naval forces, acting under a court order, seized Marshall Islands-flagged tanker "St Nikolas," Bloomberg reports, citing Iran's semi-official Tasnim agency reports. The report said St Nikolas is a "US oil tanker."

Earlier, research firm TankerTrackers said, "Iranians have boarded today in the Gulf of Oman is the ST NIKOLAS."