Iran has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf waters amid tension with the United States continues. It is the second such incident in the region.<br />''<br />''In a statement, the U.S. Navy said the Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Iranian state media reported that the oil tanker was seized on a judicial order following a complaint by a plaintiff. The incident comes after Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman known as the Advantage Sweet last week. That tanker is being held by Iranian authorities in Bandar Abbas.<br />