The “British Maritime Trade Operations” organization announced on Friday, 30 Mordad 1405, that a tanker under U.S. sanctions which, according to U.S. officials, played a role in transporting Iran’s oil products was attacked by pirates near the coast of Yemen; after being seized, it changed course toward Somalia.

In this report, the name of the tanker “Siboo 1” was announced and confirmed. It sails under the flag of Eritrea and was seized yesterday by six armed individuals.