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Yemen's coast guard says armed assailants seized the M/T EUREKA oil tanker off Shabwa province and are steering it toward the Gulf of Aden, with authorities tracking the vessel and working to secure the crew's safety.
The supertanker Sarv Shakti, headed for India, is attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported on Saturday. The move comes amid rising Israel-US-Iran tensions that have made the waterway — through which about a third of global seaborne oil flows — a flashpoint. Details on whether the vessel succeeded remain unavailable.
US President Donald Trump acknowledged American forces acted 'like pirates' when seizing two Iranian oil tankers carrying 3.8 million barrels of oil, calling it a profitable business. Iran has accused the US of 'state piracy' and urged the UN Security Council to act, while reserving the right to respond under international law.