Bushehr: Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) Navy second division Brigadier General Masoud Foroutan announced the seizure of two foreign vessels carrying 1.5 million liters of smuggled diesel fuel in the Persian Gulf.

According to Islamic Republic News Agency, Foroutan revealed that the smuggled diesel fuel was valued at 700 billion rials. The vessels, identified as Sea Ranger and SALAMA, were flying the flag of Tanzania and were attempting to exit Iran's sovereign waters.

The ships were intercepted near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf and subsequently transferred to Bushehr Port. The confiscated fuel is set to be delivered to the National Iranian Oil Products Refining and Distribution Company to be integrated into the supply chain, Foroutan noted.