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Iran Seizes Second Oil Tanker in a Week

Incident is seen as retribution for the U.S. seizing an Iranian crude shipment aboard another tanker

By Dion Nissenbaum
 and Costas Paris
Iranian naval boats swarmed the Niovi after it left Dubai early Wednesday morning. Photo: HANDOUT FROM U.S.NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND/VIA REUTERS

Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Navy said, marking the second time in less than a week that Iran has captured a commercial ship in the region.

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