Iran may release British-flagged tanker within hours, Swedish owner says
Reuters – The chief executive of the Swedish firm that owns the Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Tehran on July…
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US drone shootdown, UK tanker seizure show enemy’s empty power
MNA – IRGC spokesman said that downing of US drone and seizure of British oil tanker showed the enemy’s empty power to…
Seizure of UK oil tanker by Iran legal
MNA – Following the capture of British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, many of the countries, including the…
Iran not to compromise on its national interests, security: Kharrazi
MNA – Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council, Kamal Kharrazi, has said that shooting downing a US drone and seizure of…
Don’t interfere in my operation: IRGC boat warns UK warship
Press TV – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Crops (IRGC) has for the first time released audio and video of its naval forces’…
UK, Iran treading troubled waters after seizing tankers
Al-Monitor | Makram Najmuddine: Two tankers stranded in two straits almost 4,000 miles apart are threatening to sink the already-adrift relationship between…
Seizure of Iran’s oil tanker detrimental to UK: President Rouhani
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned the UK government that it will definitely pay the price for the illegal seizure of…
Seizure of British tanker totally lawful: Iran’s top security official
Press TV – Iran’s top security official says his country’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz was…
Russian embassy says met with Russians on seized tanker Stena Impero in Iran
Sputnik – The Russian Embassy in Tehran said on Saturday that its diplomats have met with the Russian crew of the UK-flagged…
Iran poses loyalty test for ‘British Trump’ Boris Johnson
AFP – Iran’s seizure and continued detention of a UK-flagged tanker deals Mr Boris Johnson an immediate loyalty test: Britain’s new prime…
Downing of US drone, seizure of UK oil tanker clear manifestation of Iran’s sovereignty
MNA – Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said late Wed. that Iran’s downing of US drone and…
Envoy: Iran informs IMO of UK tanker’s violations
IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to London said Iran has presented detailed information regarding UK oil tanker Stena Impero violations in the Strait…
Stena Bulk says it spoke to seized tanker’s crew, all safe and well
Reuters – All 23 crew on a British oil tanker seized last week by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz are safe…
Sweden in talks with Iran, UK, others over seized tanker
MNA – Sweden said on Wednesday it was holding talks with Iran, Britain and others over a Swedish-owned, British-flagged tanker seized last…
Iran defends seizure of British tanker in letter to UN Security Council
Press TV – Iran has defended its move in capturing a British tanker in the Persian Gulf, saying that the vessel was…
What is really behind British tanker seizure?
Alwaght – Nearly three decades after the Tanker War in the Strait of Hormuz in the 1980s, the strategic waterway’s name is…
UK sends mediator to Iran for release of seized oil tanker: Official
Tasnim – The UK government has sent a mediator to Iran to discuss ways to free a British-flagged tanker seized by the…
Enemies incapable of confronting Iran: Ayatollah Jannati
MNA – Seizure of the British oil taker, Stena Impro, by IRGC proved that Iran is at the highest level of dignity…
Russian embassy in contact with Iran about detained tanker crew
Sputnik – The Russian Embassy in Tehran is in contact with the Iranian authorities about the Russian crew of a UK-flagged tanker…
Iran warns against ‘starting a conflict’ amid UK tensions
Press TV – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif issues a stern caution against any attempts at starting a conflict with the country,…
West’s reaction to seizure of UK tanker, political not legal: expert
MNA – An Iranian expert on international law Nemat Ahmadi said western countries’ reaction to Iran’s seizure of UK oil tanker in…
Iran has no assets for potential freeze in Britain: Businessman
Press TV – A major Iranian businessman has dismissed Britain’s planned announcement for imposing sanctions and asset freezes on Iran, calling it…
UK-flagged oil tanker seizure; Iran’s will to respond to threats: Defense Minister
IRNA – Iranian Defense Minister said that when a ship carrying Iran’s oil is wrongly seized, we immediately deal with their illegal…
UK-flagged ship not seized for retaliation: Iran gov’t spox
IRNA – The UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero has been seized in the Strait of Hurmuz by Iranian coastguards not for retaliation, Iran’s…
Senior politician says UK’s sanction threat on Iran ‘ineffective’
MNA – Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi said that the oil tanker case should be decided according to…
Russia: Iran’s logic on UK tankers stronger than UK, Gibraltar
IRNA – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Iran’s logic about seizure of the UK oil tanker is more convincing…
IRGC releases footage of seized UK-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Saturday released video of the operation to capture British-flagged oil tanker, Stena Impero. The…
Twitter suspends accounts of Iranian media outlets
Press TV – Twitter has confirmed that it has suspended the Persian-language accounts of three Iranian news agencies. The American online microblogging and…