LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar by Royal Marines. "If Britain does not release the Iranian oil tanker, it is the authorities duty to seize a British oil tanker," Mohsen Rezai said on Twitter. British Royal Marines abseiled onto the ship off the coast of the British territory on Thursday and seized it. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said the crude oil cargo was from Iran. Graphic: Oil supertanker detained in Gibraltar - https://tmsnrt.rs/2Yv07qxThe Gibraltar spokesman said the 28-member crew, who have remained on board the supertanker, were mainly Indians with some Pakistanis and Ukrainians.

Source: The Star July 05, 2019 08:42 UTC