US confiscates Iran oil cargo on tanker amid Tehran tensions
Tit-for-tat seizures are on the rise as Tehran and Washington clash in the Middle East.
An oil tanker loads gas in Assaluyeh seaport at the Persian Gulf, 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran, Iran May 27, 2006.(photo credit: MORTEZA NIKOUBAZI/ REUTERS)Updated: 
