IRGC confiscates oil tanker smuggling diesel in Persian Gulf

Jul 23 2024


This latest seizure follows a similar incident in January when the IRGC Navy apprehended another tanker carrying two million liters of smuggled fuel in the same region.

General Heidar Honarian Mojarrad, Commander of the IRGC Navy’s 2nd naval zone, confirmed the seizure on Monday, revealing that the tanker, flying the flag of Togo, was apprehended near the port of Bushehr while transporting a staggering 1.5 million liters of diesel. 
 

>> Tehran Times <<


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