Tuesday, April 28, 2015

"Iranian force seizes US cargo ship, directs it to Iranian port: Al Arabiya"

From Reuters via Lebanon's Daily Star:
Reuters DUBAI: Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said an Iranian "force" seized a U.S. cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday and directed it to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.

The channel said the force had "opened fire" on the U.S. ship, which had 34 U.S. sailors aboard. It gave no further details. The U.S. Fifth Fleet in the Gulf Arab kingdom of Bahrain had no immediate comment on the report.