UPDATE 6-Oil prices steady after gains on Iran's new tactics to target tankers

(Updates prices, adds detail and analyst comment, paragraphs 1,2,5,6,15) * WTI hits highest in more than two weeks * Iranian officials say new tactics aim to keep oil prices high * Diesel shortages

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