Satellite images analyzed on May 7 by the Associated Press show two oil tankers recently seized by Iran off the coast of one of its key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The photos from Planet Labs PBC showed the Advantage Sweet and the Niovi anchored just south of Bandar Abbas, near a naval base in the port city in Iran's Hormozgan Province. Their capture represents just the latest ship seizure conducted by Iran amid tensions with the West over its rapidly advancing nuclear program, though it appears the two ships may have been taken for different reasons. To see the original story by AP, click here.
Satellite Images Show Tankers Iran Seized Off Bandar Abbas
A satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the detained oil tankers the Niovi (left) and Advantage Sweet off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 6.