Iran claims it seized fuel smuggling vessel in the Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they seized a foreign vessel smuggling fuel in the Gulf and arrested its crew members, AFP reported, citing state media.

The Guards "seized a foreign vessel carrying 200,000 liters (around 53,000 gallons) of smuggled fuel in the north of the Persian Gulf and directed it to Bushehr (port)", state broadcaster IRIB said, quoting a statement by the Guards' Navy.