In a quick response to the United States' confiscation of a shipment of Iranian oil off the coast of Greece, Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps seized two Greek oil tankers, in the Persian Gulf.
Tehran accuses Athens of helping the United States seize an Iranian oil tanker over alleged sanctions violations in the Mediterranean. The raid marks the first major incident at sea in months as tensions remain high between Iran and the West over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.