US prepares to revive dormant maritime court to seize Iranian oil

DOJ Moves to Confiscate Iran Oil As Legal War Prize

DOJ revives maritime prize courts to claim Iranian oil tankers as U.S. legal war prizes.

‘Prize courts’: DOJ moving to activate Civil War-era process for ships seized in Iran war * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh

'Note the key difference: the proceeds would go to the Treasury, not to the crews of the warships involved'

US Aims to Revive Civil War-Era Court to Claim Iran Oil as Prize

The Justice Department is preparing to activate a long-dormant maritime war court to streamline military capture of Iranian oil tankers as US prizes, according to three people familiar with the plans.

Iran vows response if US moves to seize its oil at sea

Al Mayadeen| August 27, 2026 Iran will respond swiftly and decisively to any US attempt to revive a mechanism known as “prize courts” to detain oil tankers and seize Iranian oil shipments, a senior Iranian security official stated on Thursday. According to Nournews, the official said that if Washington uses the mechanism to detain Iranian oil tankers and confiscate their cargoes, the Islamic Republic of Iran would take “serious and swift measure…

US prepares to revive dormant maritime court to seize Iranian oil

Reviving prize courts could set a precedent for peacetime maritime seizures, potentially escalating global tensions and impacting oil trade dynamics. The post US prepares to revive dormant maritime court to seize Iranian oil appeared first on Crypto Briefing.