Oil tanker involved in U.S.-Iran dispute boarded by armed guards near Oman, diverted

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Open this photo in gallery: A man stands along a beach as tanker ships are seen in the waters of the Gulf of Oman, in a June 15, 2019, file photo.GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images An oil tanker caught up in a dispute last year between the United States and Iran was boarded by armed individuals off the coast of Oman on Thursday and appeared to have changed course towards Iran, according to U.K. maritime sources. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker St Nikolas was boarded by armed intruders as it sailed close to the Omani city of Sohar, according to British maritime security...