Iran seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. official says; tensions remain high in region
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker as it travelled through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on Friday (November 14, 2025), a U.S. official said, turning the ship into Iranian territorial waters in the first-such interdiction in months in the strategic waterway….