US Scrambles Aircraft in Response to Iranian Boats Surrounding Cargo Ship.

Iranian fast-attack craft surrounded a merchant vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a distress call from the ship and the scrambling of a helicopter and a surveillance plane to the area. The US Navy accused Iran of seizing two commercial oil tankers in April and May, and says this is part of a series of 15 incidents in which Iran interfered with ships in the Middle East. Iran says its recent seizures of oil tankers were due to ship violations or legal disputes.