Iran said on Friday, July 19, it seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, a fresh escalation in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint in tensions between Tehran and the West.
The tanker Stena Impero was taken to an Iranian port because it was not complying with “international maritime laws and regulations,” Iran’s Revolutionary Guard declared.
Unacceptable, says Britain
Britain said Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged vessel and a Liberian-flagged vessel in the Strait of...
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