An Iranian military speedboat is seen in a file photo, patrolling near a tanker approaching a fuel facility on Iran’s Kharg Island, in the Persian Gulf, on March 12, 2017. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
Iranian state media reported on Feb. 5 the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized a pair of fuel tankers operating in the Persian Gulf, at a moment of heightened tensions across the Middle East.
The state-run Islamic Republic News Agency said the IRGC captured the vessels operating near Farsi Island, situated at the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
