Iran is raising the stakes. But the UK can help to calm this crisis | Sanam Vakil

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The seizure of a British-flagged tanker is inextricably linked to US pressure on Tehran, says Sanam Vakil, senior research fellow at Chatham House

It was like something out of a movie. To shouts of Allahu Akbar!, masked soldiers drop down ropes from a military helicopter on to a British oil tanker while Iranian navy speedboats surround the vessel. By radio, a voice warns the ship’s captain in English: “If you obey you will be safe”.

 

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Trump is finally getting that shiny new war he's been pushing for.

Aye very good. Because if there is one thing the Brits have been good at recently it’s diplomacy and compromise. Brexit anyone? Seizing a tanker off a colonial outpost anyone? UK should be minding its own business. The devastating impact of austerity and yet we play war again.

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