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Iran says it seized tanker after collision, UK fears ‘dangerous path’
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday it seized a British-flagged oil tanker because it was involved in an accident, but Britain’s foreign minister said he feared Tehran was taking “a dangerous path” and other major European powers expressed alarm. Undated handout photograph shows the Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at an undisclosed location, obtained by Reuters on …
Live updates: Iran says it has captured a British oil tanker
President Trump hailed a “close alliance” with the United Kingdom as he answered a question about seized British tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. “We have a very close alliance with the United Kingdom. We always have,” Trump told reporters at the White House. Later, Trump claimed the episode proved his warnings about Iran correct. “This …
Iran seizes foreign oil tanker with 12 crew, reports say
The semi-official Fars news agency said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces ambushed the tanker, carrying 12 people on board, on Sunday. The IRGC have denied seizing any other tankers, Fars said. It is unclear whether the tanker seized Sunday was the same vessel as one that Iran claimed to have assisted earlier this week. …
Iran says it helped oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz amid concerns surrounding missing UAE vessel
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said the Islamic Republic helped an unnamed vessel that suffered a technical malfunction in the Strait of Hormuz amid U.S. concerns that Tehran seized an oil tanker from the United Arab Emirates in the area. Abbas Mousavi, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, was quoted as saying in the state-run IRNA news agency …
Iranian boats ‘tried to intercept British tanker’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The HMS Montrose is reported to have driven off the Iranian boats Iranian boats tried to impede a British oil tanker near the Gulf – before being driven off by a Royal Navy ship, the Ministry of Defence has said. HMS Montrose moved between the three boats and the tanker …
Iranian boats attempted to seize British tanker
The British Heritage tanker was sailing out of the Persian Gulf and was crossing into the Strait of Hormuz area when it was approached by the Iranian boats. The Iranians ordered the tanker to change course and stop in nearby Iranian territorial waters, according to the officials. A US aircraft was overhead and recorded video …
Official warns Tehran could seize UK oil tanker if Iranian ship not released
Mohsen Rezaee, who is currently Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council — an advisory body to Iran’s Supreme Leader — tweeted that “if the UK does not release the Iranian oil tanker, our officials are duty-bound to reciprocate and seize a British oil tanker.” Rezaee previously served as commander of the IRGC and it is …
Britain seizes Iranian oil tanker headed to Syria, furious Tehran summons British ambassador over ‘destructive’ action
Iranian leaders have summoned the British ambassador as Tehran fumes over Britain’s Thursday seizure of an Iranian tanker believed to be violating the European Union sanctions by providing crude oil to the Syrian regime. British Royal Marines supported the authorities in Gibraltar in taking the vessel amid evidence that it was trying to circumvent the EU sanctions on the Syrian regime. A …
Gulf crisis: Close up to stricken oil tanker with the US Navy
The US military says one of the oil tankers attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a mine resembling those used by the Iranian security forces. The attack was the second such incident in the strategic shipping lane in a month. Tehran has denied any involvement. The BBC was one of …
Euro Tanker Program Plans To Expand « Breaking Defense
Israeli firm Elbit’s J-MUSIC self-protection suite equipping the NATO/European five-nation Multilateral Multi-National Tanker Transport Fleet PARIS AIR SHOW: Having successfully completed a major milestone test at the end of May, the five-nation Tanker fleet (MMF) is actively seeking new partners to expand its current fleet of eight Airbus A330 MMRT aircraft to 11. “We are …
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