article_snippet.sent: Iranharassed' a US-flagged commercial ship just days before ' a US-flagged commercial ship seized a vessel carrying cargo and 34 sailors, ' a US-flagged commercial ship has emerged.
article_snippet.sent: Iran has said Iran seized control of the vessel due to a commercial dispute with Denmark's giant Maersk group, which chartered the vessel to ferry cargo in the region.
article_snippet.sent: When Iran was intercepted, the Tigris was traveling on an international shipping route within Iran's territorial waters. '
article_snippet.sent: Iranian sources have seized the vessel and claim Iranian sources had a legal order following a dispute .
article_snippet.sent: In a statement, the Iranian Port and Maritime Organisation said the Tigris was intercepted 'upon a legal order' and transferred to Shahid Bahonar port in southern Iran.
article_snippet.sent: The semi-official Iranian news agency Fars also reported that southern Iran took control of the MV Maersk Tigris for 'trespassing' on southern Iran territorial waters.
highlights_snippet.sent: Iran Revolutionary Guards seized MV Maersk Tigris with 34 sailors aboard .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Officials from Iran claimed Officials from Iran seized MV Maersk Tigris under a legal order following a long running legal dispute with concerns about the security of shipping lanes .