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Oil tanker seized by Iran in 2023, sails into international waters

Iranian marines rappel onto the Advantage Sweet as they seize the oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. [AP]

An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized amid tensions between Tehran and the United States reached international waters Thursday, tracking data showed.

The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet traveled through the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in April 2023 by Iran's navy while carrying $50 million worth of oil from Kuwait for Chevron Corporation. The strait is the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the world's oil passes.

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