Media playback is unsupported on your deviceFootage released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency appears to show Stena Impero being seized
It shows masked forces dropping down ropes onto the ship from a helicopter after it was surrounded by high-speed vessels and before it headed into Iranian waters. Iran described the incident as"piracy" but Mr Hunt said the Grace 1 was detained legally in Gibraltarian waters"totally within the law". The US blamed Iran for attacks on tankers in the world's key shipping area since May - Tehran denies all the accusations.Unlike the US, the UK government remains committed to the nuclear deal, which curbs Iran's nuclear activities in return for the lifting of sanctions tensions.Grace 1 off Gibraltar earlier this month infuriated Iran.
Also calling for the release of the ship, the European Union's foreign affairs office, which represents 28 member states, expressed"deep concern" and urged for"restraint to avoid further tensions".The first thing to remember is that this specific row between Tehran and London is only one aspect of an already highly volatile situation in the Gulf.and to re-apply sanctions is having a hugely damaging impact on the Iranian economy.
Are you reading this PennyMordaunt & Jeremy_Hunt? Are you reading the global feeling? How could you let this happen? It was inevitable but still was allowed to happen. I’ll give you a tip: - Escort every UK vessel in the Gulf. And don’t say cost. NationalSecurityComesFirst
Should have thought your actions through Jeremy. Looking a bit red faced now. Will probably start to hear those war drums soon.
Just finger wagging. Nothing substantial will be done to punish the pariah Iranian state
They wont care what he thinks
Why the “too soft” tone with iran dear Great Britain?!
UK cant even honour peoples vote ...
Please can we have our ship back please? So bloody wet let's see some stern words
This fish & Chip mob needs taking out... thought they had armed men on these ships, should of blown them away while abseiling down the rope from the choppers...
Should retrive it by force
Where was your blanket TV news coverage of the UK military seizing an Iranian tanker (the Grace 1) off Gibraltar two weeks ago? - it's still not released it. Maybe Jeremy Hunt could try not trying to start wars and release it, then they'd release ours.
Say pretty please.
Just the same way Jeremy Hunt urged Iran to release the girl from prison, that’s married to the British lad . I think her name is Nazanin
they stole my melon from my bag to do sorcery..........
Release what UK grabbed Jammy. You fucking started it being Boltons stooge. Iran ISN'T IN THE EU. Hey after we leave ya still gonna grab Iranian tankers? Bolton knows UK is now nothing but an obedient vassal state. GOOD WORK.
Doing nothing proves to every other country that we are weak and can be walked over
UK shouldn't played with tail of Persian lions
We could send pictures of things surely?
This amounts to a whole heap of serious and robust from Hunt like Brexit it looks like he's trying to achieve no deal.
“Stena Impero”... how British is that? 😏
Jotinhaaaa here!
If we had an SAS contingent on random ships it would give the Iranian pirates something to think about. They could have shot the helicopter out of the sky.
Do it now or we'll.!! ..We'll..!! we'll..!! shout really loud and chuck camel poo at you so there and we will get our big brother in America to rip you a new hole...
If the UK was a world power, it would send a 100 cruise missiles on Teheran, but as the U K isn’t, it just wags a finger and insinuares revenge!
2×1. Very good Iran! State of full sovereignty! The 'United Kingdom' was wrong with Iran. His sovereignty resides in the elite. UK is 👿. UK😢😭😭.
'I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house down!'
Or at least prove it was smuggling,something I find extremely unlikely.
Does anyone know where spring clip is for Lewis gun?
Who is pushing whose buttons
Oh so it's illegal when they impound a ship on jumped up claims but perfectly for the UK.
Stop talking and take out a few of their toy boats as a warning. I supported Iran when trump kicked this off but now they're going too far, Iran will lose the support of European countries trying to save the agreement
Ready to trade captured ships yet?
💭 can we just have a War, things have been quiet on the War front of late
It is worthy to praise the proportion they always keep. Es digno de elogiar la proporción que siempre mantienen.
Later on they will take another 1 or 2 oh wait UK ships not allowed job done. Weak !
Oh yea Jeremy you can use the armed forces to help...oh I forgot due to cuts we haven’t got any
Iran urges hunt to release illegally detained tanker
I feel much more confident now Jeremy is urging them .....he looked a rabbit in the headlights last night
If we didn’t seized their oil tanker they wouldn’t be seizing ours. Why are we falling Trumps trap, he has score to settle with Iran let him do it alone, leave Britain alone!!! Jeramy Hunt stop waggling your tail to Trump !!!
Does the RedCross get involved to check on the prisoners ( ok redcrescent too !)
Wow!! I'm sure that will make the mad mullahs sit up and take notice. What's he going to do when they ignore him? Send a strongly worded note perhaps?
Or what
We should just give them the tanker, considering we are handing everything else to the EU on a silver plate.
Oh of course. Iran are going to take great notice of a little runt called Hunt.
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