A group of armed boats attempted to intercept a vessel 16 nautical miles (30 km) north of Oman, the United Kingdom\u00a0Maritime\u00a0Trade Operations said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The UKMTO said it was investigating the incident, which happened in the inbound Traffic Separation Scheme of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n
Numerous small armed vessels attempted to contact the vessel via VHF radio, but it ignored requests to stop and continued on its planned route, the agency said.<\/p>\n
Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency cited unnamed Iranian officials as saying later on Tuesday that a vessel entered Iranian territorial waters without the necessary legal permits, was warned and left the area “without any special security event taking place”.<\/p>\n
The strait links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea beyond.<\/p>\n
OPEC members Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Iraq export most of their crude via the strait, mainly to Asia.<\/p>\n
Three vessels, two in 2023 and one in 2024, were seized by Iran near or in the strait. Some of the seizures followed U.S. seizures of tankers related to Iran.<\/p>\n
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