The Stena Impero, the British-flagged vessel owned that Iran claims to have seized. Britain's foreign minister said a second vessel had been seized and described the capture of both tankers as unacceptable. Relations between Iran and the West have become increasingly tense since British naval forces seized an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar on July 4 on suspicion of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions. Northern Marine Management said the Stena Impero was heading north towards Iran. 'PIRACY'Supreme Leader Khamenei said on Tuesday Iran would respond to Britain’s "piracy" over the seizure of the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 19, 2019 20:19 UTC