Britain calls Stena Impero oil tanker seizure ‘hostile act’ as Iran releases video of capture
23 July 2019 |
10:45 am
London has denounced Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf as a "hostile act." German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Europe is trying to prevent an "uncontrollable military escalation."
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