Iran seizes St Nikolas tanker in Gulf of Oman in retaliation for US oil confiscation
OCCURRED Jan 11 · 12:00 UTCRECORDED 2026-09-02T03:41:24.329Zfact_zen7z2xyzt
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Multiple independent sources, including Wikipedia articles on the ship and 2024 in Iran, consistently report that Iran seized the St Nikolas oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on 11 January 2024, and that the seizure was in retaliation for the US confiscation of the same vessel's Iranian oil in 2023. The sources agree on the key details: the ship was formerly named Suez Rajan, seized by the US in April 2023, and later seized by Iran in January 2024. No credible source contradicts this account.
On 11 January 2024, Iranian Navy forces boarded and seized the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker St Nikolas in the Gulf of Oman, while it was carrying oil from Iraq to Turkey. The seizure was carried out under an Iranian court order and was widely reported as retaliation for the US confiscation of the same vessel's Iranian oil cargo in April 2023, when the ship was known as Suez Rajan. The US had seized the tanker for violating sanctions on Iranian oil, confiscating about 800,000 barrels of oil worth approximately $56 million.
LOCATION Gulf of OmanACTORS Iran, United States, Iranian Navy, St Nikolas (ship)#iran #oil-tanker #gulf-of-oman #us-sanctions #seizure
SOURCES (3)
- [1]St Nikolas (ship)Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nikolas_(ship)
- [2]2024 in IranWikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_in_Iran
- [3]St. NikolasWikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nikolas
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