Iran authorities seize two vessels carrying 'smuggled fuel' in Gulf, agency reports

The vessels were reportedly carrying 1.5 million liters of smuggled diesel fuel, according to the Deputy Commander of the IRGC’s Second Naval Zone, General Masoud Forootan.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

(photo credit: NAZANIN TABATABAEE/WANA VIA REUTERS)

ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

APRIL 22, 2025 19:11

Updated: APRIL 22, 2025 20:02

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