Iran continues piracy against foreign vessels - analysis
Iran frequently takes ships and uses them as bargaining chips, often using naval commandos to seize the ships.
Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet, which, according to Refinitiv ship tracking data, is a Suezmax crude tanker which had been chartered by oil major Chevron and had last docked in Kuwait, sails at Marmara sea near Istanbul, Turkey January 10, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/YORUK ISIK/FILE PHOTO)Updated: