Armed, Uniformed Men Divert Oil Tanker to Iranian Waters

Armed, uniformed men boarded an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that has been at the center of a dispute between Iran and the U.S. and changed its course toward Iranian waters on Thursday, according to maritime intelligence firms, marking a further escalation along shipping routes in the Middle East despite U.S. warnings of retaliation.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, an advisory group run by the British military, said at least four men wearing black military uniforms and black masks boarded the ship early Thursday in waters between the coasts of Oman and Iran. UKMTO said the seized ship was being diverted to Iranian waters.