Iran Seizes 2 Greek Tankers Amid Row Over US Oil Grab

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Iran and Russia face separate U.S. sanctions.
43% : Earlier on Friday, Nour News, which is affiliated to an Iranian state security body, said on Twitter: "Following the seizure of an Iranian tanker by the Greek government and the transfer of its oil to the Americans, #Iran has decided to take punitive action against #Greece."
42% : It did not say what kind of action Iran would take.
36% : It said a similar incident took place on another Greek-flagged vessel near Iran, without naming the ship, adding both actions violated international law and Greece had informed its allies, as well as complained to Iran's ambassador in Athens.
35% : In 2019, Iran seized a British tanker near the Strait of Hormuz for alleged marine violations two weeks after British forces detained an Iranian tanker near Gibraltar, accusing it of shipping oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions.
33% : Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, shortly after Tehran warned it would take "punitive action" against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the United States from a tanker held off the Greek coast.
33% : Also Friday, Iran summoned an envoy of Switzerland, which represents U.S. interests in Tehran, to protest the Pegas oil seizure, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
17% : The Pegas was later released, but the seizure inflamed tensions at a delicate time, with Iran and world powers seeking to revive a nuclear deal that Washington abandoned under former President Donald Trump in favor of returning sanctions on Iran.

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