Britis­h Marine­s seized the tanker for trying to take oil to Syria in violat­ion of EU sancti­on. Britain should be “scared” about Tehran’s possible retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker by Royal Marines in Gibraltar, the Fars semi-official news agency on Saturday reported an Iranian clericas saying. “I am openly saying that Britain should be scared of Iran’s retaliatory measures over the illegal seizure of the Iranian oil tanker,” said Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, a member of the powerful clerical body the Assembly of Experts. British Royal Marines seized the supertanker Grace 1 onThursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EUsanctions in a move which drew Tehran’s fury and could escalateits confrontation with the West. An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened onFriday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture ofan Iranian supertanker by Royal Marines.

Source: The Express Tribune July 06, 2019 09:00 UTC