The United States Department of Defense released footage showing an Iranian naval vessel approaches and fires shots at M/T Richmond Voyager transiting the Gulf of Oman, during an attempted unlawful seizure by Iran on July 5, 2023.According to the DoD the U.S. Navy prevented Iran from seizing two Merchant Oil Tankers in the region that day.The incident depicted in the video has been reported to have taken place 20 miles off the coast of Muscat, Oman within international waters.