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US denies Iran ship seizure report

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American officials have denied media reports that a US cargo ship had been seized by the Iranian navy.

 

 

The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV network had reported that a US vessel had been seized and taken to an Iranian port.

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An American official told Reuters there were “no indications so far” of any US ship being directed into an Iranian port.

 

However, a Pentagon spokesman said a Marshall Islands-flagged ship had been boarded by the Iranian navy.

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