"Mojtaba Ghahramani, a provincial chief of the justice department, said the oil tanker was carrying some 4 million liters (25,000 barrels) of smuggled fuel when the Revolutionary Guard naval forces seized the vessel, the official IRNA news agency reported."

Iran's Revolutionary Guard naval forces seized a foreign oil tanker carrying 25,000 barrels of smuggled fuel in the Strait of Hormuz, detaining 16 crew members. The seizure is a significant blow to smugglers, according to state media. This incident highlights ongoing tensions in the region, where Iran has previously seized vessels over similar charges. The Strait of Hormuz is a critical maritime route for global oil trade, and Iran has threatened to close it off in the past.