BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 P.M.) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran has seized a foreign vessel that was carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf this afternoon, Iranian state TV reported.

The tanker was intercepted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s coast, the bottleneck point for maritime traffic from the Persian Gulf.

According to a statement aired by Iranian state TV, the ship was seized on July 14. The IRGC would not provide details about the ownership of the vessel.