Iran has detained 17 crew members after seizing a ship in the Gulf of Oman, with a judicial case opened at the Jask county prosecutor's office. Additionally, Iranian state media reported that an Iranian helicopter warned the USS Fitzgerald, a US Navy destroyer, after it approached Iranian waters in the Sea of Oman. According to Iran's Tasnim news agency and other state-run outlets, the US vessel backed down and withdrew following the encounter. These developments highlight escalating maritime tensions between Iran and the United States in the Gulf of Oman region.
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