The Iran-backed Houthis also claimed they shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, something not immediately acknowledged by US forces in the region. However, the Houthis have downed US drones before.
Sources say it is a sign that Tehran wants to prevent a broader conflict.
The operation was intended to inhibit the ship’s ability to share intelligence with Houthi terrorists in Yemen, NBC News reports.
Iran's state-run television acknowledged the seizure late Thursday afternoon, hours after armed men boarded it. "The violating oil tanker Suez Rajan ... stole Iranian oil by leading it to the Americans and delivered it to the Americans," state TV said.
Ayatollah regime hoists a red flag on the main mosque of Qom in sign of looming retaliation.
Iranian state television reported a first and then a second explosion during the memorial ceremony for the former IRGC general in the southeastern city of Kerman, saying several people had been wounded.
"The Agency confirms that, since the end of November 2023, the rate at which Iran has been producing uranium enriched up to 60% U-235 at these two facilities combined has increased to approximately 9 kg per month," the report to member states said.
"The Talaeiyeh cruise missile has a range of over 1,000 km and is a smart missile that can change targets mid-mission," state media cited the head of Iran's navy, Shahram Irani, as saying.
The Gonjeshke Darande group, which some say is linked to Israel, also known as the “Predatory Sparrow”, claims to have disabled a majority of the gas pumps throughout Iran.
In April 2022, Iranian intelligence officers arrested three people they said belonged to a group linked to Mossad. It is not clear if the executed person was one of them.
