Iran says British tanker seized because of collision

The British tanker reportedly caused damage to the fishing boat, then didn't respond to calls from the smaller craft. The fishing boat informed Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization, which notified the Revolutionary Guard. IRNA reported that the Revolutionary Guard vessels directed the Stena Impero to an Iranian port for an investigation Friday, and that the crew remained on board the ship as per safety regulations.

The Revolutionary Guard said Friday that the Stena Impero had been taken into port because it was not complying with "international maritime laws and regulations." Britain said it would release the vessel if Iran could prove it was not breaching European Union sanctions on oil shipments to Syria. Hunt called the seizures "unacceptable" and stressed the importance of freedom of navigation, as he prepared to enter an emergency government meeting Friday night.

On June 20, Iran shot down an American drone in the same waterway, and Trump came close to retaliating but called off an airstrike at the last moment. The U.S. has asked Mideast allies like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in past weeks to contribute financially and militarily to a Trump administration proposal called the Sentinel Program -- a coalition of nations working with the U.S. to preserve maritime security in the Persian Gulf and keep eyes on Iran.

And the media sympathetic to Iran are looking remarkably stupid now...and Trump is looking remarkably correct...

Lies

&& which one has the most maneuverability ... the tanker ?

Sounds like bullshit. Don't all fishing vessels know or need to know that they have to give tankers a wide berth since it takes them a long time to stop or turn?

Call BS on this. 😂

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