Iran seizes oil tanker linked to crisis between US and Tehran, military officials confirm
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The U.S. military has confirmed that Iranian forces seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, marking a spike in regional tensions.
The U.S. and other Western navies have been combating attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen in the Red Sea for weeks, but Iran itself had not taken direct action beyond sending one of its naval vessels to the region. The Houthis had been a State Department designated foreign terrorist organization until February 2021, when the designation was revoked by the Biden administration. Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
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