US Navy says it prevented Iran from seizing tankers in Gulf - An Iranian navy vessel fired shots during the second seizure attempt. Hawkins did not say how the U.S. Navy prevented their seizure.

DUBAI (Reuters) -The U.S. Navy said it had intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday in the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on ships in the area since 2019. Chevron said one incident involved the Richmond Voyager, a very large crude carrier managed by the U.S. oil major, and that crew onboard were safe. An Iranian navy vessel fired shots during the second seizure attempt, Navy Fifth Fleet spokesperson Timothy Hawkins said.