The vessel, M/T St. Nikolas, is still being held by Iran, the source added. It was laden with 1 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil destined for Turkey when it was seized.

FILE - In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC, vessels identified as the Virgo, left, and the Suez Rajan — now the St. Nikolas — by the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran ...

The Fars news agency reported that Marshall Islands-flagged St Nikolas was seized by Iran's navy on Thursday morning "with a judicial order, after the theft of Iranian oil by the United States ...

The St Nikolas was seized in April by the US under its previous name, the Suez Rajan, as part of sanctions enforcement against Iran. Suez Rajan Limited, which formerly chartered the ship, ...

The seizure of St Nikolas coincides with weeks of attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias targeting Red Sea shipping routes. Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Kirsten Donovan.

FILE - St. Nikolas ship X1 oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute in the Gulf of Oman which state media says was seized, is seen in the Tokyo bay, Japan, Oct. 4, 2020, in this handout picture.

The vessel, M/T St. Nikolas, is still being held by Iran, the source added. It was laden with 1 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil destined for Turkey when it was seized.

Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Armed men wearing masks reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to ...

The St Nikolas was seized in April by the US under its previous name, the Suez Rajan, as part of sanctions enforcement against Iran. Suez Rajan Limited, which formerly chartered the ship, ...

The St Nikolas was in transit between the Iraqi port of Basra and its intended destination in Turkey. Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, state media reports.