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Iran seizes Indian ship carrying oil from Iraq

In a development with serious international ramifications, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained an Indian ship carrying oil in the Persian Gulf, Times of India reported.
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Iran reveals reasons for detaining Indian crude oil tanker
Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 15 / Trend, N. Umid, S. Isayev

Iran has revealed the reasons for it detaining an Indian crude oil tanker named Desh Shanti, which was on its way to India from Iraq, Fars reported.
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the tanker discharged its oily ballast water 30 miles away from Lavan island in Persian Gulf, which caused a 10-mile length oil stain on the sea."

"Right now, the experts of Iranian ports and maritime organization are observing the tanker," he said, adding that all ships that pass through Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman, must report possible pollutions to MEMAC.
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