Intel: Iran’s navy boards oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz, US says - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Aug 13, 2020

A video captured the moment an Iranian Sea King helicopter hovered above the MT Wila and armed Iranian personnel fast-roped aboard the ship near the Strait of Hormuz. Initial reports indicate two Iranian ships in the vicinity of the incident. — US Navy

Iran’s navy temporarily seized control of a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in what the United States said were international waters near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.

The US-led maritime security coalition in the Gulf released photos of Iran forces fast-roping to the deck of the ship, known as the MT Wila, from what appears to be an Iranian Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopter.

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