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Iran releases footage of IRGC seizing British oil tanker

A man can be heard shouting “Allah Akbar!” on one of the Iranian vessels.

The British vessel “Stena Impero” was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on July 19, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.
The British vessel “Stena Impero” was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on July 19, 2019. Credit: Screenshot.

The Fars News Agency (Iran) released a video on Saturday of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commandos seizing the British oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz the day before.

The video, which was shot from Iranian boats and from helicopters, shows several Iranian vessels and a helicopter surrounding the Stena Impero, and masked commandos rappelling onto the tanker from the helicopter.

A man can be heard shouting “Allah Akbar!” on one of the Iranian vessels.

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