The illegal move of the United Kingdom in seizing an Iran-operated supertanker will not be left unanswered, warned Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. “The UK’s action was in retaliation of the Iranian Armed Forces’ brave move to down the enemy’s intruding drone. ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned a recent move by the British government to capture an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, saying, “It sets a dangerous precedent and must end now.” “Iran is neither a member of the EU nor subject to any European oil embargo,” ...