
Iranian forces are believed to have seized a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker managed by Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement after it abruptly changed course in the Gulf of Oman while sailing from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore.
According to British maritime security firm Ambrey, the Talara oil tanker, owned by Cyprus-registered Pasha Finance Inc . and located 22 nautical miles east of Khor Fakkan, was approached by three small boats while transiting






