DUBAI/SEOUL -- Tensions between Iran and South Korea are surging after the Revolutionary Guard took control of a South Korean-flagged tanker, a move some see as a warning to other countries that side too closely with the U.S. on sanctions against Tehran.
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The South Korean-flagged Hankuk Chemi was seized Jan. 4 in waters off Oman with 20 crew members on board. © IRGC/WANA via Reuters
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