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Iran seizes tanker involved in dispute with US in Gulf of Oman
Iran seized an oil tanker on Thursday that was involved in a dispute with the U.S. last year, a move that could further exacerbate tensions in the Mideast. The vessel, formerly called the Suez Rajan and now dubbed St Nikolas, was hauling Iraqi crude oil to Turkey through the Gulf of Oman. Last year, it was part of a yearlong dispute involving sanctions in which the Justice Department seized 1 million barrels of its Iranian crude oil.  The decision by Iran to seize the ship transpired amid ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, targeting Red Sea shipping operations in a show of solidarity with Hamas. The rebels launched their biggest attack yet, with missiles and dr

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