FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin On 11 August, Iranian authorities seized the Cook Islands–registered tanker Phoenix in the Gulf of Oman, accusing it of carrying over 2 million liters of smuggled diesel. The vessel was intercepted in Iranian waters near Jask after aerial and electronic surveillance detected a large-scale smuggling attempt. Seventeen foreign crew members were detained and taken to Jask, with the cargo valued at about $840,000. The seizure comes amid heightened Iranian maritime enforcement, especially near the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. RelatedNews Iraq and Pakistan strike deal with Iran to move oil and gas through Hormuz Black Sea MoU: Key outcomes of 2025 CIC on Ballast Water Management var jnews_module_21348534_0_6a048b0c28a3d = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21348534","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"283,1763,75,2392","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ad