[ckocagil]

Tit-for-tat going on for years. US seizes tankers carrying Iranian oil. Iran seizes oil tankers in strait of Hormuz as a reaction. Rinse and repeat

https://www.google.com/search?q=us+iran+seize+oil&tbs=cdr%3A...

[tptacek]

They allege that these ships are being pursued for infractions in Iranian waters, like colliding with Iranian ships, but I'm sure that's a pretext.