Oil Tanker Seized In Gulf of Oman, Ordered To Sail To Iran

A tanker carrying bitumen has been hijacked in the Gulf of Oman and has been ordered to sail to Iran, the BBC reported, citing information from Lloyds List Maritime Intelligence. An earlier report by The Independent said that the Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations had reported that a tanker had been hijacked off the coast of Fujairah in the UAE, saying that soldiers stormed the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess. The BBC notes in its report that, according to analysts, Iran's military will be the primary suspect. Iran, for its part, has…