iran: The local reports did not provide further details on the vessel or the nationality of the crew, according to Market Watch. The news agency reported the ship was seized near Farsi Island, where a Revolutionary Guard naval base is located. State TV and the semi-official Fars news agency reported that seven crew members were detained when the ship was seized late Wednesday carrying 185,000 gallons of smuggled fuel from Iran. The island sits in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Iran, north of the Strait of Hormuz. Ramazan Zirahi was quoted by Iran's state TV saying the ship was seized in Iranian territorial waters and had been transporting diesel fuel. Guard commander Gen.
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