Iran's navy boarded and detained the Barbados-flagged, Chinese-managed LR1 tanker Ocean Koi in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of trying to disrupt Iranian oil exports; the tanker, under US sanctions since February, appeared to be carrying Iranian oil. The seizure came less than 24 hours after US-Iran exchanges of fire near the strait.
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