It was later confirmed by the Vietnam officials that Iran had captured their oil tanker named MV Sothys. After talks with the Iranian authorities, MV Sothys was released from the Bandar Abbas port on 11 November 2021 without "its original batch of oil."[1] The IRGC public relations department said the release had been under warrant.[3] IRGC released an official footage showing the tanker seizing operation.