Missing oil tanker in Hormuz Strait not belong to UAE: official

01:46, July 17, 2019

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  Iran says seizes British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

  Iranian soldiers patrol the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran, April 30, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)TEHRAN, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Irans Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Friday seized the British oil tanker, Stena Impero, in the Strait of Hormuz, an IRGC statement said."The British vessel was captured for failing to respect the international maritime rules while passing through the Strait of Hormuz," said the statement released by Public Relations of the IRGC.The oil tanker was delivered to Irans Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization at the Iranian coast for further legal procedures, the statement added.Earlier this month, British Royal Marines seized an Iranian ship in the Strait of Gibraltar, which Britain claimed was heading to Syria "in breach of EU sanctions."Iran had been threatening to retaliate in case London did not release the Iranian oil tanker.

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  UK alleges Iranian vessels obstructed British oil tanker in Hormuz Strait

  The UK on Thursday accused Iran of attempting to obstruct a British oil tanker that was passing through the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier, partially confirming a previous report by CNN. The allegations were rejected by Tehran.A British Royal Navy ship (L) patrols near supertanker Grace 1 suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions

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  Iran says to respond to British seizure of oil tanker

  (Photo: China Plus)TEHRAN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's top military commander said on Tuesday that Iran will respond to Britain's recent seizure of its oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar at the appropriate time and place, Tasnim news agency reported.Britain "seized the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 in international waters on bogus charges," said Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, chief of