Just in case you missed it
DUBAI, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Iran seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey on Thursday in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the same vessel and its oil by the U.S., Iranian state media reported, a move likely to stoke regional tensions
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“No justification whatsoever to seize it, none whatsoever. They need to let it go,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said
I’d say they gave pretty good justification…