By bne Tehran bureau Iran has confiscated $50mn worth of American crude from a tanker seized last year by order of a Tehran court in a lawsuit against the United States for its sanctions, Fars News Agency reported on March 6. The Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet was seized in April 2023 in the Gulf of Oman by Iran’s army, which claimed it had collided with an Iranian fishing craft, resulting in the injury of Iranian crew members. It said the vessel had attempted to flee the scene in serious breach of international laws and regulations. The vessel, that had been chartered by US firm Che…