Iran reportedly seized a Vietnam-flagged oil tanker ten days ago and is still holding the vessel, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday citing two unnamed United States officials.
According to the sources, the vessel was seized in the Gulf of Oman on October 24.
The claims come after Iranian media said its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) successfully thwarted the US Navy's "act of piracy," which consisted of an attempt to "take over" an Iranian tanker.