Iran seized an oil tanker near Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf, the third time in recent weeks that it has detained a ship in the region. The tanker, which was carrying approximately 700,000 liters (154,000 gallons) of oil, was "smuggling fuel for some Arab countries," according to the Iranian government. The ship was reportedly taken to Bushehr Port in southwestern Iran and its oil confiscated by authorities. Iranian officials said that the tanker was Iraqi, a claim which Iraq denied. Seven crew members of undisclosed nationalities were also detained.