The British Heritage tanker was sailing out of the Persian Gulf and was crossing into the Strait of Hormuz area when it was approached by boats from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. "HMS Montrose was forced to position herself between the Iranian vessels and British Heritage and issue verbal warnings to the Iranian vessels, which then turned away," the statement said. Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied that it tried to stop the British tanker, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday. The British Heritage is a British oil tanker operated by British Petroleum. Heightened tensionsThe alleged Iranian attempt to seize the British tanker comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

Source: CNN July 10, 2019 23:10 UTC