Pakistani English and Urdu-language newspapers, as well as news websites, widely covered the US failure in the piracy operation and the attempt to steal the Iranian oil.
The Express Tribune reported Iran's Revolutionary Guards has said they thwarted an attempt by the United States to detain a tanker carrying Iran’s oil in the Sea of Oman.
The report states according to a statement issued by the Iranian state media, ‘with the timely and authoritative action of the Guards naval forces, the US terrorist Navy's operation to steal Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman failed.’
The Tribune claimed that tensions between Tehran and Washington had risen amid a halt in talks to revive Iran's nuclear deal with world powers.
The English-language newspaper Dawn, also quoted the official Iranian media as saying: "With the timely and authoritative action of the IRGC navy, the US operation to steal Iranian oil in the Oman Sea failed."
Daily Business Recorder said Iran's Revolutionary Guards have thwarted an attempt by the US to capture a tanker carrying the Islamic Republic's oil in the Sea of Oman.
The website of the Urdu-language network "Dunya News" reported that the Iranian forces thwarted the American operations to seize an Iranian tanker and the attempt to steal oil by the American forces failed.
The Americans tried to capture the tanker, but they were defeated for the second time by the Iranian navy.
News Network website reported that following the US attempt to seize an Iranian tanker, the Revolutionary Guards retaliated immediately and stopped them from stealing Iranian oil.
The Urdu-language network added that the United States was trying to seize the Iranian tanker in the Oman Sea, but the timely action of the IRGC navy prevented the move from succeeding.
Another Urdu newspaper Ummat said the US attempt to capture the Iranian oil tanker failed in the Oman Sea. It added that timely action of Iran Revolutionary Guard Crops failed the US to confiscate the Iranian oil.
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