Press TV - Iran�s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said that it has captured a British oil tanker for breaching international maritime law while crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC�s Public Relations Department said in a statement on Friday that the vessel named �Stena Impero� had been confiscated �at the request of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization when passing through the Strait of Hormuz, for failing to respect international maritime rules.�

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