Iran seizes multiple oil tankers in Gulf, US Navy confirms.

Iran's navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, the Advantage Sweet, in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday. The vessel had just come from Kuwait and listed its destination as Houston, Texas. The seizure is the latest in a string of hijackings and explosions to roil the region amid wider tensions over Tehran's nuclear program. The Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet identified the vessel and called for its immediate release, stating that Iran's actions are contrary to international law and disruptive to regional security and stability.