Helicopter-launched raids mark the first such incident in months, as tensions rise amid the West's lagging nuclear talks with the regime; Greece calls incident 'piracy'

Iranian news agency says new support vessel will ensure the security of trade routes, help maintain Tehran's 'authority' over waters in area

Incident is seemingly the latest in a series of attempts to spirit heavily subsidized fuel out of the country for sale on the black market

IRGC seizes vessel with over 220,000 liters of smuggled fuel in Persian Gulf, Tehran says; incident comes amid a debate about removing group from US terror list

Operating company says Al Salmy 6 sank due to poor weather; rescuers working to save crew of 30, consisting of nationals from Sudan, India, Pakistan, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia

Same stateless fishing dhow was stopped last year with cargo of weapons UN said was likely intended for Houthi rebels; UK seizes $26m worth of drugs in Mideast waters

Men on fishing boat given medical care, food and water and sent back home via Oman

Rear-Admiral Alireza Tangsiri claims each of the blows inflicted by Iranian forces over past 18 months was to avenge death of a 'martyr'

Iran has not acknowledged releasing the Vietnamese-flagged vessel, which it captured on October 24; Ship suspected of trying to transfer sanctioned Iranian crude oil to Asia

Video shows alleged encounter in Persian Gulf; US Navy spokesman says not aware of any incident at sea