US reportedly seized tanker with suspected Iranian oil before Iran took Chevron-chartered vessel

Court records show US authorities had been probing cargo on Empire Navigation-controlled ships at the same time that lawsuits were targeting

Sailing: The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet, sails through Bophorus Istanbul in February.
Sailing: The Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Advantage Sweet, sails through Bophorus Istanbul in February.Photo: SCANPIX
Published 28 April 2023, 17:28Updated 28 April 2023, 17:50