Three Iranian tankers named "Tiffany", "Majestic X", and "Davina" (Lenore) are likely heading towards Texas to undergo judicial seizure. Information published by the specialized maritime information and monitoring website, Maritime, indicates that these tankers are crossing the Atlantic Ocean and will likely soon enter U.S. waters.
Seizure Dates and Route
The U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced on the first and third of Ordibehesht that two Iranian tankers named "Tiffany" and "Majestic X" had been seized. A few days after this announcement, Bloomberg tracking data showed that these two tankers were heading west in the Indian Ocean towards the Chagos Archipelago, where the U.S. military base on Diego Garcia is located. The third tanker, "Davina", was also stopped near Sri Lanka in June.
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Possibility of Seizure and U.S. Actions
Recently, TankerTrackers reported that about 6 million barrels of Iranian oil worth $600 million are heading towards the United States. Maritime has announced that the Trump administration intends to take actions to seize these tankers. Additionally, in August, the United States took steps to revive an old maritime legal mechanism that could assist in seizing these tankers. Bloomberg estimates that the tankers "Tiffany" and "Majestic X" will enter U.S. waters in a few weeks, while the tanker "Davina" will arrive later.
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