>> Bill: THANK YOU, MARK.
BREAKING NEWS.
IRAN ADMITTING TO SEIZING A
FOREIGN TANKER.
TEHRAN ACCUSING 12 CREW MEMBERS
OF SMUGGLING OIL.
TREY  YENGST IS ON THE STORY.
>> TODAY THE IRANIANS ANNOUNCED
THEY SEIZED A TANKER WITH 12
CREW MEMBERS ACCUSING THAT CREW
OF TRYING TO SMUGGLE MORE THAN
220,000 GALLONS OF FUEL.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT MADE ON
IRANIAN STATE TELEVISION SAYING
THE SEIZURE TOOK PLACE ON
SUNDAY.
THEY ADDED THE VESSEL FAILED
ITS OPERATION BECAUSE OF A
SMART MOVE BECAUSE OF THE GUARD
CLAIMING THEY WERE SMUGGLING
IRANIAN OIL TO  FOREIGN SHIPS.
IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE IRANIANS
ARE REFERRING TO THE UAE SHIP.
THEY HAVE A BRITISH SHIP.
IT WILL BE RELEASED SOON AND
ACCUSED OF VIOLATING E.U.
SANCTIONS BY TRYING TO DELIVER
OIL TO SYRIA.
SIXTH TANKERS WERE TARGETED IN
TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS THE U.S.
MILITARY IS TRYING TO SET UP A
MARITIME COALITION TO OPERATE
IN THE GULF IN ORDER TO PREVENT
ATTACKS BY IRAN OR
IRANIAN-BACKED PROXIES ON OIL
TANKERS AS THE U.S. NAVY IS
PATROLLING THE ARABIAN SEA AND
PREPARING FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF ENGAGING WITH IRANIAN FORCES.
>> OUR MISSION IS TO HAVE
SECURITY IN THE REGION, ASSURE
ALLIES AND CERTAINLY INSURE THE
FREE FLOW OF COMMERCE
THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS.
>> THIS IS ALL IN RESPONSE TO
U.S. SANCTIONS CURRENTLY
IMPOSED ON THE IRANIAN REGIME.
MANY OF THESE ACTIONS TRYING TO
SEND A MESSAGE TO THE WEST AND
