Iran Seizes British Tanker in Hormuz Strait
The provocative move at a time of heightened tensions appears to follow through on threats of retaliation Iran made for Britain’s seizing its oil tanker earlier this month.
The provocative move at a time of heightened tensions appears to follow through on threats of retaliation Iran made for Britain’s seizing its oil tanker earlier this month.
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The U.K.’s foreign secretary says the seizing of a British-flagged tanker by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard “raises very serious questions about the security of British shipping and indeed international shipping” in the Strait of Hormuz.
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