TEHRAN: Tehran said on Monday that it has warned Washington against making another attempt to seize an Iranian tanker that has departed Gibraltar despite a US bid to have it detained. “Iran has given necessary warnings to American officials through its official channels… not to make such a mistake because it would have grave consequences,” […]
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UK mulls sanctions as Iran admits seizing British ship as a ‘reciprocal’ move
LONDON: Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker was a response to Britain’s role in impounding an Iranian supertanker first, senior officials said Saturday, as newly released video of the incident showed Iranian commandos in black ski masks and fatigues rappelling from a helicopter onto the vessel in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. In a […]