Usa, ‘l’Iran rilasci subito la nave e l’equipaggio’

epa08604889 A handout frame grab taken from a black-and-white video made available by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) reportedly showing the Motor Tanker (M/T) Wila, a merchant vessel in international waters en-route to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) port of Khor Fakkan, in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, 12 August 2020 (issued 15 August 2020), being boarded by Iranian forces, who fast roped aboard the ship from an Iranian Sea King helicopter as it hovered above. Media reports quoting a US defense official said that Iran's navy forcibly boarded the ship -- in an apparent operation to recover petroleum, which resulted unsuccessful -- and released the Liberian-flagged tanker after holding it for about five hours. There was no distress call issued by Wila, a statement by the US Central Command said. EPA/US CENTRAL COMMAND HANDOUT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES