{"id":63343,"date":"2026-02-03T16:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-tanker-approached-by-iranian-gunboats-in-strait-of-hormuz-security-firm-says\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:12:18","slug":"u-s-tanker-approached-by-iranian-gunboats-in-strait-of-hormuz-security-firm-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-tanker-approached-by-iranian-gunboats-in-strait-of-hormuz-security-firm-says\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. tanker approached by Iranian gunboats in Strait of Hormuz, security firm says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Dubai <\/em>\u2014 British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said Tuesday that a U.S.-flagged tanker was approached by Iranian gunboats, which threatened to board the vessel, in the Strait of Hormuz, before continuing on its way under military escort. The incident comes amid a tense <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/us-iran-tensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">standoff between the U.S. and Iran<\/a><\/span>, and just days ahead of expected negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small armed boats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 16 nautical miles north of Oman&#8217;s coast, the company said.<\/p>\n<p>The gunboats hailed the tanker by radio, ordering the captain, &#8220;to stop the engines and prepare to be boarded,&#8221; but the ship increased speed and maintained course, the firm added, stressing that it never entered Iranian territorial waters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The vessel is now being escorted by a U.S. warship,&#8221; Vanguard Tech said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S.-flagged tanker was still on course for its destination in Bahrain on Tuesday afternoon, scheduled to arrive at the port Sitrah on Feb. 5, information from the MarineTraffic website showed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/03\/72aa07bd-5747-4fd8-88fe-0832046199fa\/thumbnail\/620x413\/23d3254cd457ab1a00266a4cbf2293ca\/stena-imperative.png#\" alt=\"stena-imperative.png \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/03\/72aa07bd-5747-4fd8-88fe-0832046199fa\/thumbnail\/620x413\/23d3254cd457ab1a00266a4cbf2293ca\/stena-imperative.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The U.S. tanker Stena Imperative is seen in a Feb. 4, 2024 file photo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                MarineTraffic.com\/V. Tonic<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The British maritime security agency UKMTO had reported the incident earlier, without specifying the nationality of the ship nor of the boats that approached it, saying only that it had been &#8220;hailed on VHF by numerous small armed vessels,&#8221; but ignored the request to stop and &#8220;continued on its planned route.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Authorities are investigating,&#8221; UKMTO said in its statement, warning all vessels in the Strait of Hormuz &#8220;to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.&#8221; \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz is a key passage for global transport of oil and liquefied natural gas, and it has been the scene of several incidents in the past amid tension between Iran and the West.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s Fars news agency, which is closely linked to the Revolutionary Guards, cited unnamed government officials on Tuesday as denying the report by Vanguard Tech, claiming a vessel was intercepted after it entered Iran&#8217;s territorial waters without permission.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-original\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2023\/06\/05\/60fddb5d-3a5d-44f3-8afc-62a43156d4ca\/iran-strait-hormuz-map-1410431927.jpg#\" alt=\"Strait of Hormuz, waterway between Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, map \" width=\"8660\" height=\"5773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/2023\/06\/05\/60fddb5d-3a5d-44f3-8afc-62a43156d4ca\/iran-strait-hormuz-map-1410431927.jpg 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A map shows the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with Iran to the north and the UAE and Oman exclave Musandam to the south.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty\/iStockphoto<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tracking data from MarineTraffic showed the Imperative remained within Oman&#8217;s maritime economic zone as it traversed the Strait.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Iranian official from the Revolutionary Guards threatened last week to block passage of the Strait in the event of a U.S. attack, and the Guards also held military exercises over the weekend in the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-trump-us-war-threats-fuel-anxiety-in-tehran-and-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">President Trump has threatened repeatedly<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that he could\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-threat-iran-attack-if-no-nuclear-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">launch<\/a><\/span>\u00a0a new military strike on Iran over the country&#8217;s brutal suppression of recent protests, or if it declines to negotiate a new deal on its nuclear program. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JenniferJJacobs\/status\/2017038142931411023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">to CBS News last week<\/a>, Mr. Trump said &#8220;I have had&#8221; conversations with Iran in the last few days, and &#8220;I am planning&#8221; to have more.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said that, in those conversations, he &#8220;told them two things. No. 1, no nuclear. And No. 2, stop killing protesters. They&#8217;re killing them by the thousands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At least 10 U.S. warships \u2014 including an aircraft carrier and at least five destroyers \u2014 were heading toward Iran&#8217;s coastal waters as of last week, a deployment Mr. Trump has called an &#8220;armada,&#8221; which he said he hopes he doesn&#8217;t need to use.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Iranian officials are expected to hold talks at the end of this week.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/joanne-stocker\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Joanne  Stocker<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p>                      <span class=\"byline__author__text\">Khaled  Wassef<\/span><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation 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