- the highest level.
Sir Richard Dalton, former UK ambassador to Iran, told the BBC that Iran was"trying to put a scare into the owners and operators of tankers" in the region.How can this episode be resolved? The likely answer - only by negotiation. And that may have to involve the return of the tanker seized off Gibraltar.
A White House National Security Council spokesman said it was the second time in just over a week the UK had been"the target of escalatory violence" by Iran. Iran has been blamed by the US for attacks on tankers which have happened in the world's key shipping area since May. Tehran denies all the accusations.
Only the Stars and stripes and The Union Jack may fly on the pirate ship on the seas.
How about releasing the Iranian ship you had illegally hijacked which prompted Iran to retaliate..
BS after BS, all on the Table!
Another shit about to happen
“A larger Western Military presence”! Not from the UK 🇬🇧 because of course successive UK 🇬🇧Governments have criminally neglected UK Armed Forces! Totally irresponsible!
And just exactly are we planning to do? They know we are not in a position to retaliate with out help and that would be Nato, but as we have already seen the noises coming from the other EU Nato partners is deafening silence
Remember this
Jeremy Hunt where are you and what are you doing about this ? This is still your watch so step up to the job!
And what would that be Jeremy you log. Phone and beg Mr Trump for some support ? For all we have is a leaky aircraft carrier that was launched with inflatable jets on the deck, and frigates that are like fishing boats with a gun.
This guys chats shit
He'll negotiate with them and tell them we are remaining in the gulf at all costs, no matter how many ships they steal or sink, or how many service folk will die, or how much we have to spend, and we will not leave without a deal.
Distract the world while Turkey is moving troops against Kurds in Iraq.
Fucking hell, tissue tearing time....
Tea will be moved from 3 to 4....very serious
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RichardKing633 And the 'serious consequences' will be?
🔴Is there somethings inside the ships that on the pretext of “hostage taking”, the Iran's terrorist regime will evacuate them from the ships?
🔴Is the purpose of Iran's terrorist regime and his longtime friend (Britain) to bring their political comrades (China and Russia) into the Persian Gulf for a possible war between the United States and Iran?!
🔴Are all these games to confront President Trump?
🔴Is the Iran's terrorist regime trying to bring the British, the Russians and the Chinese into the Persian Gulf to defend this regime against the United States?
More Tory Islamaphobia! 😡🙄
London Liberals can fly the Trump blimp to scare off the Iranians.
We are weak and unprepared to deal with any type of foreign aggression .In reducing military strength , did it occur that we have ENEMIES?!
I thought the Brits had balls....I guess not
How hard is it to understand it's an act of war. Remind them that Tomahawk missiles can rain down fiery hell on them from well outside their strike zone.
They must be shitting themselves
Another example of how awful TM as PM has been. The FO has behaved as usual (Foreign Secretary normally the most house-trained SoS), but Penny Mordaunt should resign even though she's been badly let down by her senior staff.
Must sound extraordinarily menacing to the Iranians. As must the knowledge that our (best) friends and allies in the EU will jump to our assistance.
Why did he not accept the offer of help from the USA? Pathetic!
let me see what 'serious consequences' it is!😂
In recent decades, many wars waged by Britain and the United States against other countries have proved that you are disgusting hypocrites and evil nations.
Escalation towards war?! 😁
Didn’t inspire confidence did it? Out of his depth maybe?
'Consequences' so says the son of an Admiral no less. Oh really? Like what? Sending an Aircraft carrier with no planes? Diverting a fisheries protection vessel? Asking the RNLI for assistance? Our shipping don't need 'consequences' for protection, they need a Blue Water navy.
Really with what exactly?
Deer caught in headlights
Hunt will send them a 'strongly worded letter' ! Utterly useless minister.
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I know the answer to the gulf crisis, I’d put troops with shoulder launch surface to air missiles on the tankers. Then when a hostile Iranian helicopter tries to hijack a ship, it gets shot down 😁
He is going to send them a harsh letter “could you possibly consider perhaps returning our ship and crew please”
Yep, he’s sharpening his finger ! We’ve got nothing else !!!!
Yeah, right. That plonker can't do a thing.
What willit take for you stop being a lame duck 🦆 a bomb 💣 in London
Irania taught the british Gov a good lesson, the current Gov is a mess and full of idiots
first you broke the deal with Iran even you said you support it, second u seized Irania Tanker before even US daddy told you to do. now you accuse they fight back? Jeremy Hunt you are a joke
Where from? The Swedish owners? We can't jump in every time a flagged ship is taken by pirates
UK hands £16MILLION to Iran in just four years. U.K. government are a laughingstock!!
Tweet them into submission. That’ll teach them not to mess with us.
BBCPolitics he's going to hit the mad mardi with his handbag-a farce
The Iranians will be shaking and trembling at the knees looking and listening to you pal Jeremy_Hunt With laughter. Next prime minister
Limp wrist response from Hunt who was a failure as Health Sectary. He brought about the first strike by Junior Doctors. He also privatized a lot of Heath Services and waiting lists got longer etc,etc.
OMG - what’s wrong with his googly eyes? Is he trying to make the mullahs laugh themselves to death? So glad this waffle is not going to be PM…!!
I doubt if this guy has the cojones to do anything of substance
He’s got his mad up, it isn’t going to end well.
ga_richardson coward give them 24 hrs to release if not we take out your navy another 24hrs we take out your air defence im sure israel would love to join the party plenty pay back to come on the persians
Can we have our ball back pleeeeease
jeremycorbyn Jeremy_Hunt Shudder to think if we were faced with real hostile actions what your two wipe my arse response would be. Didn’t always agree with Thatcher but my god we’d be in there kicking their arse.
JH - failed, even before the 1st hurdle. Was it not glaringly obvious our shipping was / is in danger? So many recent stories pointed it out. Where was your head? Now rushing to send in naval protection that has been diminished almost to the inshore craft used by Iran. Pathetic
Worst this government will do is use strong language. Then apologise.
You and Mordant should be sacked. Pathetic, Disgraceful, Weak and Seriously Lacking any Imagination re Defending our Interests. Where are our professional strategist at the MOD?
Really? With what navy? The one you don't have?
That’s it Jeremy.....tell them off !! ☹️
Britain seized an Iranian ship on the assumption it was violating EU sanctions against Syria, of which Iran isn't part of (EU). EU law doesnt expand beyond its borders which makes the seizure of Grace1 illegal.
BBCWorld Does Iran trying to drag British, Chinese and Russian friends to PersianGulf to defend itself! Are all these games happening for just to be in-front of President Trump! Or there might be something inside the ships that need to empty!! Restart_opposition RestartMIGA
Hypocritical moron.... This is the best UK politics can offer
He is as hard as jelly
BBCWorld
Hugely embarrassing fo Jeremy_Hunt, and he knows it. Why didn't he instruct UK-flagged shipping not to enter that area unit there was sufficient Royal Navy protection close-by? Why aren't there squadrons of Royal Marines on UK ships to defend them from Iran's piracy?
😂😂😂 yeh ok mate
What consequences?
There will be “serious consequences” if the next Health Secretary stops trying to destroy the NHS with shallow patronising rhetoric. Mr complete and utter Hunt
So glad to see our wonderful friends the EU backing us....not.
Show some backbone... All these wishy- washy talks only emboldens the revolutionary guards. Arm the tankers. If war is what Iran wants, then go for with.
How about starting by giving them back their tanker in Gibraltar ? How about Britain finally respecting its commitments in the 2015 agreement ? That would be a first right ! No no, Iran is the only party who's supposed to respect the JCPOA, nobody else right 😂😂
And not a blip from NicolaSturgeon , would appear she’s just too busy enjoying herself in Harrogate
To be fair, we first warned the UK gov of consequences your actions might have and you didn't pay attention. Newton's third law says: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. now that we got your attention, when will you release our oil tanker?
Let's hope the new faces in the cabinet can find Britains lost back bone bojo Conservatives
Twot just bottled it
He will impose a new contract on Iran!
Stop warmongering...enough is enough!!
That's the reaction to about 10 days ago what you did at Jebraltal. That's the natural reaction to an implausible action by England. Here it is questionable under which law everything is allowed...?You should think before you do that! An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!
What consequences?
And iran will sink it ...
The tanker is Swedish! There is not one member of the crew who is British! Let Sweden deal with it.
Swap Hunt who has never done a single good or worthwhile thing in his life for the hostages.
Let corbyn handle this one, After all they are good buddies maybe we could stop them taking our tanker’s and simply sail them straight to Iran Stippyall this silly nonsense JC4PM 😂👍🏻
Serious consequences - Like, I mean we'll stamp our feet and frown if you don't give our boat back within say, 10 years. But keep the oil if you must!
Or at least there will be when Boris replaces the foreign secretary with someone with balls.
Once a greatest navy in the world and now we are humiliated with a few fishing speed boats 🚣♀️ that’s exactly what happen when our useless government past and now cut defence budgets and increase welfare and benefit budget to creat benefit generation shame About legacy
Apparently rappeling onto the ship?
BBCPolitics Can you imagine Rouhani or Khamenei quaking at the sight of a quivering Jeremy_Hunt telling them off as if they're naughty schoolboys. No? Hunt needs to get off his ass and instruct UK registered shipping to sail only with an escort. Useless and should resign now!
How serious is his serious?
BBCWorld Yeah, Iran is right about piracy of their boat, cos they use to use em in Elizabethan days, innit!
Theresa in trousers TIT. I bet Iran are shiting themselves.
BBCWorld So what are the serious consequences? U have already ruled out military action. You have learnt NOTHING!!
Talk is cheap, SBS had best be on route.
Do your job BBC. EU Sanction states 'It is prohibited to import crude oil and petroleum products as listed in Annex IV of Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 from Syria. Related financial assistance is also prohibited.' Nowt about crude to Syria, only aviation fuel.
Serious consequences? Like what more sanctions?
RichHoblyn Will the consequences be via the blood of British men and women sent to sort out jumped up toffs squabbles? Brave words Mr Hunt when he wouldn't be you getting shot at.
BBCWorld Would Iran ever have dared seize a US ship? Of course not, they fear Trump. The UK is another matter, as our weak politicians will protest but ultimately continue to appease the mullahs.
Thanks Jeremy, I’m sure the Iranians are preparing to change their underwear as we speak
Can you guys tell me why no one here is taking this dude seriously, like at all Before reading comments i thought he might be up to something major.
WakeUpUK
FS Hunt - in his best Neville Chamberlain/ John Kerry voice - laid down kind-tough rhetoric. I’m sure he didn’t want to be too direct right-off: need to save tougher-words for for future events... WakeUpUK WakeUpAmerica
How long have you given them? What are these “serious consequences”? Have you sorted out their ship? Was it seized legally? Why was there no escort after the last hi-jacking attempt? All questions we need Jeremy_Hunt and theresa_may to answer. I won’t hold my breath though
If the government has any balls the SAS will have that tanker back immediately.
My God, he’s not threatening to set David Lammy or Diane Abbott on to them is he?
I think that we should take action on this, Iran has no right to board our vessel which is flying the British Flag.
you start to hijack iranian tanker , you get order from trump to do it, now why you are complaining,you start it, do you think while england are untouchable,england empire is gone,was 200 years ago, stop to be usa poodle dog in europe
Irans response to Hunt 💤
How about we both release each other's tankers and keep a lid on the situation instead of trying to win all the time. Common- sense must prevail?
BBCWorld Doesn't Johnny Persian know that only Britain is allowed to do piracy on the high seas?
Political Pansy
Oh no! Don’t say he’s going to tell on them!..
theresa_may & HassanRouhani 🙏, RELEASE EACH OTHERS SHIPS SIMPLE. I DONT WANT TO GET INTO WHAT RIGHT OR WRONG, KEEP IT SIMPLE AND SOLVED. UK SHOULD NOT PUT ITS TRADERS INTERESTS AT RISK TO MAKE SOMEONE ELSE HAPPY. PEACE.
BBCWorld Yes, he's going to be really, really cross...
BBCWorld 'Tit for tat' 🧐
Oh good, is he going out there to sort it out.
Threaten war & mean it, or this is just verbal flatulence
Serious consequences eh? But no military escalation?! How the hell does that work then exactly?! So much for our Nuclear weapons being a deterrent then eh?! Threaten to obliterate em with these billion dollar 'deterents' if not released?! Iran government are laughing at us......
Almost all Iranians believe that Islamic Republic is your child
Hunt you’re a c*** you have never managed to manage any situation yet so why start now
Yes .. we will give Iranians a feckin right good talking too ...
Has UK forfeited its right to freedom of navigation under the law of the sea?
Hate if you may but this would not be happening if we had a leader who understood how to lead
They will write a letter telling them how angry they are and if Iran doesn’t respond, they will send a strongly worded letter. That will show them
Yep, consequences as bad as being bitten by a sheep.
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He might stamp his foot if they are not careful
Get all the politicians to head over and sort them out. 👍👍👍
Where is the EU that everyone wants to stay linked to? Why is the whole of the EU not standing with the UK ?
We will have an epic tantrum ok?!
'We need to start another War...only chosen countries are allowed Nuclear weapons, we can't have independent Nations with a Nuclear deterrent and the ability to defend themselves'
Distraction tactics?
Send the big boys in Jeremy 👇
I think freedom of navigation cannot be a one way traffic . Britain should stop Bull shitting and release the Iranian tanker
But why was the Iranian tanker stopped in Gibralter? Crude oil doesn't appear to be an item prohibited by EU Sanctions for import into Syria.
BBCWorld Your Dad was an Admiral - did you not pick up on his knee such gems of wisdom as “Don’t pick fights when you don’t have the Maritime Capability to back it up.”
Omg what a wet fart honestly. What u gunna do give them a serious talking to you, naughty people please can we have our boat back. Go take it back RoyalMarines would relish a day out boating.
Useless. It should already be sorted. Within hours he should have had this resolved one way or another if he was at all COMPETENT, considering the resources at his disposal. Embarrassing!
Send it the boys!! 🔥🔥
Ya big wuss - letter to a lefty rag lol
What ?....what u gonna do huh ...a half wit could see this was on the cards ...but Hunt didnt .
BBCWorld threatened by a dead man walking
LOL
Distraction - You cannot stop what is coming UnsealEpstein
Jeremy Hunt 'do as we say not as we do'
This George_Osborne is why your beloved cuts were so foolish and damaging. We need a strong and well equipped Royal Navy to deal with this kind of thing!
I don't know about Russia fixing elections, maybe it's Iran. Hunt definitely looks happy as his Churchill moment finally arrives.
War = distraction War with Iran = pleasing Trump. And we all have to please Trump. Don't we?
Politicians make me feel ashamed to be British and am thinking of cosequently changing my name to Patel and ready to assume Indian nationality.
The politicians who used to scare others, were Mr Churchill, Mrs Thatcher, and now Mr Nigel Farage, they meant what they said. In their time UK was respected. Today UK became a joke to other countries.
Oil = money War it is then.
There will be serious consequences if we get embroiled in another false flag war mate
AS he told them he is an entrepreneur & that he knows how to negotiate?
Whatever, the UK is such a weak force, they couldn’t blow up a balloon
BBCWorld We can't go to war, we don't have an enough troops planes or ships, so how the hell are we going to put pressure on them.
Bottler
in usa we have , one man , one pen all we need to invade ; ww2 we had congress and sh=t
I’ve been past Dartmouth naval college, and seen their rowing boats.
Lets send our leaking warship,and ask Spain to hurry up and build the others.
the Tories and crazy enough to start WWIII and the boris is a lunatic and he would push the nuclear button .....we all should be afraid ...this is the start of the end .....!
Pwahahahaha. Like 'please will you give our tanker back if we give yours back? Pretty please?
Lol - I’m sure it will all be Boris’s fault in about an hour or so. Come on you’re slipping.
How do you expect something you failed to do after capturing Iran's oil ship but you tell the world to expect the consequences if Iran does not release your ship, the world is not stupid we see and can read ourselves. Release Iranian ship you will get yours.
Pity he can't raise the same outrage over a British woman imprisoned there for the last three years.
More platitudes
Maybe you could steal one of their tankers!
Well said
You are a useless Foreign Sec. Why did you not ensure all our ships have Royal Navy escorts near to Iran?
Both Boris and Hunt haven’t got the leadership qualities to run this country.
He reminds me of King Lear. I will do such things— What they are yet I know not, but they shall be The terrors of the earth. He hasn't got a clue.
Now watch the swarm of fake resistance trolls pushing for war! They do not represent Iranians. The UK does not need an unnecessary war. Jeremy_Hunt needs to return the stolen tanker to Iran
I’m jolly cross and am going to write them a stiff letter.
For whom, them or us?
BBCPolitics Yes it’s only the British that are allowed to seize ships and impound them. Like the bully telling people not to fight back.
Shut up *unt
Release their tanker too
BBCPolitics We’re seeing a classic political tactic. Create an enemy and threaten armed conflict on the basis this will unify a country divided by Brexit . Looking like Thatcher and the Falklands. Don’t get fooled again!
Don’t you twats start up too!
Unless this has been allowed to happen deliberately then this is nothing but incompetence and a failure to protect our interests. Did Jeremy_Hunt not think they would try again? What an absolute dick head! WTF is it with this lot and failure? 🙄
He will be wearing Theresa Mays knickers and be a spinless weak incompetent prime minister.
Jeremy_Hunt will you please put pressure on realDonaldTrump who caused the entire problem.
Jeremy_Hunt The Iranians have a finite number of poxy little patrol boats. Sink half a dozen. You started this by seizing their tanker for the US. Finish it now
“I have spoken to Secretary Pompeo” is his reaction 😂 they can’t do shit without US. Sad to see once mighty Great Britain acting like a Vassal state.
It's already released and on its planned route.
Do tell what these dire consequences are? After all, the dire consequences were so effective in getting that poor woman out of jail
We will send a harshly worded memo! Watch me!
“If there are serious consequences there will be serious consequences” ad infinitum
Jez takes on Iran.
Heres a thought; Hunt; 'i'll trade you a small tanker & Nazanin for a large tanker' Iranian govt, 'O.K.'
BBCWorld Do unto others what others do unto you
Get our tanker back!!!
When do we start dropping bombs Jeremy?
This reminds me how f the police actions in the film demolition man 😂
Go Britannia! Fight this war for Israel!
Iran doesn't know what it's dealing with. They probably aren't aware Jeremy has had is own business. Serious stuff!
Look at hunts eyes. He is a rabbit in the headlights yet their are national traitors who want this clown as PM !
Iran commits several act of war against the UK and this weak man talks instead of acts. He wants to be leader but has already proved by his inaction to be another useless May.
No wars please. Talk and resolve the problem.
Yep, he will stamp his feet and say it's not fair!
Would this be Sir. Issac Newton's Third law?
Cannot stand JH. Insincere , untrustworthy & the NHS will suffer for years due to him.
BBCWorld ... savaged by a dead sheep!
BBCPolitics Define 'serious' Foreign Secretary.
There will be no consequences. We're absolutely toothless which is why they took it in the first place. It will just be another chance to show us as Americas Bitch.
Send an aircraft carrier. Oh wait. There aren’t any aircraft to put on it 🤔
BBCWorld Send in sbs
He can't even get that woman out of prison, so I'm waiting to see what the serious consequences are
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For the first time in my life, I'm saying Britain is totally f***ed, we have no politicians capable of leading the country we are faced with 3 people at the moment that could potentially be the prime minister, any decent one's if any? Will not touch the job with a barge pole.
Well that was about a sincere as “Brexit means Brexit” like a school teacher telling off toddlers. With no military threat too! Wow, it seems empty statements are this years new craze! Pathetic!
What does Greta Thunberg suggest?
This is unfortunately an example of hunt
Let’s get rid of these liberals masquerading as tories and get people in with spine
Well that was about a sincere as “Brexit means Brexit” like a school teacher telling off toddlers. With no military treat too! Wow, it seems empty statements are this years new craze! Pathetic!
Hey what about their tanker being stopped !!!
What a weak PM he would have been
WTF do you think they will do, we fuck them about so they will retaliate. Hunt should shut up, I bet it will take the Iranians hours to stop laughing.
useless.
Hunty ¢unty
BBCPolitics He will put on a tie and take off his jacket. He took Boris more seriously.
A stiff letter to the Times is on its way....
Bet there shitting themselves 😂😂
BBCWorld That couldn't be happen if BRITAIN STILL GREAT
Martru50 Back in the old days we'd just supply arms to the Iraqis..... but now we've neutralised their country we cant even do that !
Can we stop funding the Iran deal now ?
Yeah like what always find comments like this bullshit. Weak navy aircraft carrier with a large leak and no aircraft. Army just as underfunded all due to years of cuts
Did he just say ‘freedom’ of navigation ? Haha ! Is he serious ? I genuinely can’t believe he said that with a straight face.
We intercept an oil tanker on its way to Syria because it breaks EU law? Iran take one of ours. How are the EU member states preparing to deal with this situation? I'd love to know. Meanwhile the UK and US are paying NATO bills. Was Trump right?
Stop being so useless and weak and do something. No Leadership in Britain for years, hence the utter mess. So appalling
The Rabbit caught in the headlights look is on his face, this must be serious light is flashing in the brain. 'Were going to be serious and robust you Iranians.' comes out of his mouth. Hunt under reacts to tanker being taken by Iranian military.
This is going just according to plan... a war before the end of October ! There will be consequences for sure; for one thing a severe recession. And when that happens lord knows where the chips will fall ...
Weak ! Can we have it back please ? have stopped british ships going through !
Boris will be ready to throw his Kipper at Iran
Is it brexit fault ?
the UK stole theirs first. Hunt is such a US tool
Don't worry young snowflake - Trump will sort it for you!
All to try and make Hunt look statesmanlike before all the votes are in. And where did the 2 RN ships disappear to ?
Just for once, I'd like the govt to smash the fuck out of a situation & take control of it 1st & therefore get a 'DONT FUCK' attitude rather than a softly softly, heavily worded email, or a carefully, non offensive worded threat. Would that start to make us great again?
BBCWorld Nobody cares what UK saying
BBC reporters can’t be all that good. Why would you say it’s based in Scotland? Is it to make Scotland look like it needs its assets protected by the might of the UK fleet? We don’t. Stop misrepresenting us.
Should send Boris in.......he did wonders for the Radcliffe lady!
Lol
Like what? Going to call them racists? Bet they are running scared
Just proves Hunt's ineptitude as a Foreign Secretary, not dissimilar to his role as Health Secretary; goodness knows what he'd be like as PM!!!!
We started it.
JeremyHunt where is your evidence for seizing an Iranian ship in Gibraltor ? and now Iranian doing same to the UK, what goes around, comes around. Give us the proof
If only we had more stateswomen and men like FedericaMog and Merkel. We would have solved so many problems, but we have people like realDonaldTrump BorisJohnson AndersFoghR whose initial instinct is to create chaos and suffering. If only they had as much IQ as well
You just know it he wins the leadership comp' he's going to threaten them with sending Boris. If he don't win he can snipe at B from the sidelines. Feel sorry for the crew.
Give over Hunt you absolute plank.
BBCPolitics This should be interesting
I suppose this has occurred as a tit for tat response to the UK actions off Gibraltar, seizing an Iranian tanker in violations of EU sanctions. Have to question why was it only the UK involved if it was in response to EU sanctions ? We seem to have isolated ourselves.
BBCWorld YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN ONE OF THEIR'S THEN IN ORDER TO APPEASE TRUMP.
BBCWorld UK too weak to start seizing property and funds held in UK by Iranians with any, even tenuous links, to the regime; also too weak to start snatching high profile iranians from UK streets. Grow a pair.
like what? Use of force with what's left of the Navy? More 'diplomacy'?
I’ll get my big brother America to batter them
Time for RoyalNavy bangy, bang, bang
At least we have that 'special relationship' to fall back on....er, he said what?
The British seized an Iranian tanker first - you can’t seize their tanker & expect them to leave yours alone!
No there won’t. He’s a shitebag.
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These are the consequences of you seizing Iranian Tanker in the first place. What did you think, they weren't going to retaliate, this is not Iraq that you can bully anyhow you can....this is Iran !!
“There will be serious consequences' which translated means we will do nothing... when will our politicians grow some balls?
ChristinaNCarr1 Not military action tho. This is like taking no deal off the table. The British will get jolly angry. Probably won't serve biscuits with the tea when the Iranian London rep is called to the headmaster's office. Pathetic.
There must be something wrong with this Hunt character, when he talks, his facial expression does something weird, he's like a robot or some kind of alien. Also well done Iran, guess now you'll get your gorgeous supertanker back.
it seems Mr.JH tooo now interested to taste d Bloody Blood in d form of wars ND is needed on the Menu along with world's most hatedDonald trump
It's time to send In special forces Steve Redgrave is ready to strike
People of Britain please don't forget Iraq, Syria and its malicious motivation. If you keep allowing your leaders get away with genocide to appease international businessman at Epstein parties.
BBCWorld Would have happened wether or not Trump backed out of JCPOA. But keep blaming him if it makes you feel better. It was the tanker seizure in Gilbralter the brought this about.
Man, when you steal something from a thief and then he gets all mad lol 😂. This is hilarious. Like Brexit 🤣 Too soon? Too soon...
Wow....... did we not see this coming?
I bet Iranians are laughing at that weak response.
BREAKING: Britain advises all UK shipping to stay away from Strait of Hormuz for an 'interim period'. UK also says its response to seizure of British-flagged tanker
BBCWorld Send Boris with a kipper aloft to scare them
How come it's ok for you guys to steal a tanker But it's not ok for others?! You should have thought of the consequences before stopping Iranian tanker!
BBCWorld Bio polar conflicts seem to have multiplied somewhere in d world directly or indisguise differently being projected sporadically world over may either be the last fainted uproar over the global change to have occurred or is an excuse to get assimilated as a 'United Global forum'.
when you are always to slow why wait
Iranian's and there friends load up on $SPY puts then seize a ship or 2 during market hours ... dangerous but brilliant
BBCWorld Why u guys seized Iranian ship? Don’t be puppet of USA!
Here...let's hear what the bride's mum has to say
The brits should smarten up.... attacking iran is the right thing to do..
BBCWorld How's there no consequence when you seize one?
BBCPolitics Better do something soon, because if Corbyn gets into number 10, he will send them a congratulations card!
BBCWorld Sad when a country gets too big for it's britches. It thinks by getting rid of it's excess it'll function better.
With bearing in mind that this didn't just happen on its own
UK aint doing anything until Uncle Sam say so.
'We can seize your tanker, but how dare you seize ours.'
Like what?
BBCPolitics The Brits show restraint but when pushed, they can unleash a fury like no other! It’s time to send a message to anyone who messes with the ships of the realm!
BBCWorld The sanctions on Iran must be lifted. Your words have no honour and your actions despicable. Negotiations by threat when the situation has been instigated all along by the ignorant manner in which you deal which affords no respect and leads only to using resources to feed warfare
Oh Jeremy - ‘serious consequences’? I’m sure the Ayatollahs are shaking at the knees.
We will use more strongly worded language next time!!!
This is the country Obama and EU wanted to work with. Axis of evil. I am waiting for someone blame Trump and Boris.
BBCWorld .Jeremy_Hunt's Empire-retentive idiocy grossly embarrasses the UK but is exactly what his unhinged US masters SecPompeo and AmbJohnBolton want, a call for 'help' to begin the war they want so badly but have difficulty in starting. This is why the UK detained an Iranian tanker.
BBCWorld WHAT SANTIONS ...ROFLAO
Convenient timing eh
BBCPolitics State what they are
BBCWorld Trade Trump for the tanker
BBCWorld Smart mouth. What consequences?
Let’s slap ‘em with a wet kipper iran
We are not far away from world war 3 Am I rightwill Russia come to defend Iran
Why don't you release the Iranian oil tanker
Didn't the Iranians also say that their would be serious cinsequances for the British seizure of their ship? Wouldn't it make more sense for the UK to release the tanker they illigaly seized so that iran could do the same?
UK needs to send a strong message to Iran attached to a nuclear missile.
BBCWorld So I have watched d video of him. It looks like he wants to cry. For what? Release Irans ship then he can have his one. Seems like this man thinks its right to cease Irans vessel without consequences. Dont do what you dont want others to do with you.
Prince Phillip is driving over to their embassy for a chat
BBCWorld Blah blah blah..... show me the money
ChristinaNCarr1 Oh Jezza. Stop it Too late we have Mr Trump in our corner. You just go an appease the EU. I reckon that they and you lot are behind it
loser 🤣🤣 Britain does not want to understand the threat does not. Iran Tanker Delivery = British Tanker Freedom Hunt IRGC
Release ours so yours will be released. So simple. We played this game in childhood.
So Britain took one of theirs, what did they think was gonna happen ? All because Iran doesn’t have a Rothschild owner banking system, some of us can see right through this system
Listen the other option is War but War comes at a great price to everyone. You took their Ship they took yours. This game can only escalate and an eye for an eye just creates a bunch of blind people. How far are you all willing to go to mess up the Middle East? Just for oil😔
And what are you going to do? Send the “fleet”, tossers!
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BBCPolitics British flagged doesn't mean British - anyone can register their boat to sail under the red ensign via the red ensign registers e.g. A group of Iraqi's could set up a company registered in Guernsey to own a ship, that would entitle it to fly the red ensign
BBCWorld People in these comments begging for war and calling diplomatic solutions weak, have never buried a friend or son. The UK should be applauded for a calm and professional response. I hope this works out.
And the Iranian Tanker seized and berthed in Gibraltar?
Put them in a field and bomb the bastards
I find Iran peccant of having committed a foolish error of judgement to have seized a British-flagged tanker at a time when making friends to aid the cause of their enterprise's most needed. This action will rough many feathers & I would like to ask Iran to reconsider their move!
BBCPolitics Wowwwww, scary! LOL
BBCPolitics He’s going to send Boris over there with a dead kipper to slap ‘em around a bit.
Started by our American friends. Those sanctions are clearly working very well. We've gone from no issues to crisis after crisis.
Don't make me laugh, what are you going to do, give them a *really* good telling off?
Hes probably just worried about his cut of oil money
Ah here we go, cue a war with the evil baddies and Dumb and Dumber at the rescue to try and deflect what utter wankers they are
BBCPolitics There hv been 2 World Wars & hopefully there won't be a 3rd.Iran,Russia,China & North Korea together hv 'Super Powers'
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BBCWorld What if youth took over the Iranian embassy?
We will send Corbyn over, if you carry on!.
They doing back what you did to them. Lol
Shut up, and don’t tell em yer name Pike!
Pathetic.
Yeah yeah yeah... 😂
Just think, this whole situation came about because Trump wanted to get one over Obama
2×1. Very good Iran! State of full sovereignty!
BBCWorld They want war.
BBCWorld Iran should have to release UK 🇬🇧 ‘s flagged tanker as soon as possible please 🤔🤔🤔🤔 This planet is for peace not for war. 🤔🤔
So it's ok for UK to seize Iranian ship in Gibraltar but not ok for Iran to do the same ?!
Seriously you haven’t a clue
BBCWorld why don’t they release the iran one ?
BBCPolitics Trump started all this with his departure from the anti-nuclear alliance with Iran. Everything was fine until then. He wants a war with Iran. Sanctions on Iran have increased because of Trump. Innocent people, including kids are suffering. They want to get back what we had
We will send them a strongly worded email. Not “Dear Iran”... just “Iran”...
BBCPolitics Iran will be all...
BBCWorld But uk started this irrational action. And awkward. Action Reaction both irrational
Serious consequences = a strongly worded letter followed by several please release our boat tweets
I Call BullSht...! The U.K. Globalist let IRAN take it to try to pull Trump into a war! ( the same U.K. Globalist who spied on TRUMP)
BBCPolitics Interesting to see what those consequences will be
Iran’s not a tin-pot nation that can be bullied. It’s strong with huge support and leverage over 1/3 of the world’s oil. This idiotic escalation stems from a petty, incalcitrant sack of permatanned shit in the White House trashing a superb deal out of spite for his predecessor.
Wanker !
BBCPolitics I can't put 'serious'and this government in the same sentence. We have little geopolitical power now so what does he actually have the power to do? Oil is seen as more important that national interests (why did the Gulf War fiasco start anyway?).
BBCWorld Ha look at this nothing like a war to get the plebs to rally around us
I shall have strong words with Jeremy Corbyn and ask him to pass it on; Hunt is a first class wimp.
Maybe follow Obama’s lead...try sending them a plane filled with pallets of cash.
BBCWorld Indeed there should be, but what?
And the tanker we seized by force? 🤔
BBCWorld What cha goin to do? Call ghost busters? C’mon......
The British as usual are waiting for the US to come and save their arses again
Why did Theresa May sanction the capture of an Iranian Tanker - she must have known they would retaliate Do we have the capacity to respond after all of her cuts of the Royal Navy?
Wonder what happens if the Iranians get the tanker into a port and it accidentally blows up.
Send Boris over with that Water Cannon they are not banned in Iran.
Blah blah blaaaaaah! Yawn 😴
BBCWorld John Kerry ordered. Him and Senate liberals were there just a month ago.
BBCWorld What are the Brexits going to do without help of US. Pulled US into unjust war way back when with Ike and Dulles. Someone should at least consider the legality of sanctions, leaving aside inhumanity (of the sort that killed so many Iraqis).
UK perfect target for this scenario! No real credibility these days. US won’t back the UK as Donald Hitler realDonaldTrump is to busy destroying the Ununited States 🥳
BBCWorld My prayers are with you.
Britain what you gonna do? Phone your US partner & conjure up a reason for war. US is ready to war-they just didn’t expect to not have allies. Going to again follow US foreign policy blindly believing what their intel says as an excuse to start a socioeconomically profitable war?
British hypocrites......no mention of illegally hijacking Iranian super-tanker off Gibraltar. Iran is not part of EU....so EU sanctions to Oil to Syria means sod all to Iran and the rest of the world.
If I were Iran I’d be shitting myself.....not, because our government is useless and almost non existent.
Diplomatic tango
So much waffle, most of you you would shit yur sens if pushed to a real fight ..
BBCWorld The Royal Navy doesn’t pack enough punch in this age to strike at the Persian Coast Guard vessels. Diplomacy is the only tool at your disposal.
If freedom of navigation must be maintained then why did we seize one of their tankers?
Awww I bet the Iranians are 💩💩themselves now 😂😂😂. ❄️❄️❄️ Britain making Threats priceless.
And we will do what exactly? Erm, nothing...
Perhaps you will think twice next time before seizing Iranian ships in Gibralter you muppet. Did you really think they wouldn't respond?
Who gives a plugged nickel for what this discredited weak politician says,
BBCWorld Serious consequences ... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ... Oh wait! He's serious! ... 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
BBCWorld Perhaps someone should remind Jeremy_Hunt of why the Iranians may have seized a British tanker. Oh, and where is Mr. Zarif on a plane from?
What about the Iranian tanker that we seized?
Just how serious
They have come a long way form “we shall fight them on the beaches”!we shall defend are island” sir Winston. Must be rolling over in his grave.
Time for some gunboat diplomacy.
Detention? Community Service? Bet they’re fuckin brickin it!! We’re a laughing stock home and abroad these days fella... 😂😂😂
You Made Your Bed, Now Lie in It
BBCWorld By ‘serious consequences’ he means asking Donald Trump for help.
I think if they don't release it, Jeremy is going to hold his breath until he turns bright red. That'll teach 'em!
Does the British have a Navy? Are they waiting for the third tanker to get going?
Jeremy_Hunt continues doing his job as foreignoffice whilst running PM. Whilst BorisJohnson discusses kippers
Says Trump poodle. The score is 1-1. Now he’s off to start the war for his master.
I feel this is a good role for Jeremy.
Ooo, bet they’re scared
Send Theresa May as a peace envoy
BBCWorld Hunt is saying 'serious consequences' while Trump said 'catastrophic consequences' for Iran while Iran keeps seizing oil tankers.
BBCWorld Iran is an evil country *Sells weapons to the Saudi's
Send them non-chilled kippers.
BBCWorld World War 3... Nukes... Russia, party to Iran agreement putting it's weight behind Iran?
WOW! So committed. Very resolved. Much testosteron.
Another poodle for the US. Just like the lie that lead to the Iraq war. itv
The Iranians are not soft, they are testing our resolve, they know we have limited means to attack them with. Do we have cruise missiles? We could wheel out a couple of those rusty Tornados. Other than that, it will have to be harsh language... 🙄🙄🙄
will there be shaking fists and pointing fingers ...
what about their tanker that your navy seized?
Send Frank Lampard ...
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BBCWorld Yes. Great British will fight back. Take my gun to me. I will let you known what is Hard.
Oh Hunt squeaked. Doubt if those Iranian pirates care two hoots. Just send in the navy end of .
The Ayatollahs are quaking in their sandals
Behaving like a teenager on acid on the phone to parents pretending to be straight but lieing about why he won't get home that tonight
BBCWorld 2 Submarine from France, South China Sea
BBCWorld No it won't' that's why!
s9tmt Does he turn green?
Yes let’s bomb them and prove that we are a US poodle
Big talk. But can you back it up? 🤔
He looks like a rabbit caught in headlights! Feeble
BBCWorld So what is he going to do . Why is it only ok one way for UK to hold Iranian tanker ?
So Trump was right all along about the Iranians, who'd have thunked? 🤔
BBCPolitics It was seized in Iranian waters wtf do they expect?
BBCPolitics One things for certain, if there is any fighting going on this chickenhawk won't be doing it.
Oh , here we go, imperial Britain off to teach Johnny Foreigner how to behave. Better to calm down and let diplomacy work
if they are the same serious consequences we threatened russia with over novichock they must be bricking it 🤡🤡
I'm sure Iran is shaking in its boots, again these tories just think of their party they demolish our defence budget and leave the UK wide open to attacks by 3rd world countries. Nothing but a joke, the last 9 years will go down in history as the worst government we have ever had
This is a disappointing statement.. your tankers are seized .. and your talking about diplomatic means ! At least set a deadline for them to release your tankers ( Great Britain).
Get Jeremy Corbyn to have a word with his comrades in Iran in sure he will get them a statue in London a tour of the commons and a good pension package plus compensation at the expense of the UK🙄🙄🙄🙄
You can hear them laughing in Tehran.
So who didn't expect this to happen?
BBCWorld You first.
What's that smell ?
CABennett_Oxon Like what’s he going to do ? More sanctions ?
You guys gonna grow a pair finally or are you wanting us to fight this war for you?
The Navy is too small to protect British interests.Alliances will need to be forged.Looks like we’ve been dragged into this
Did he tell them he is an entrepreneur? This is why we need Boris. The man has his flaws but some people are meant to be leaders and some people not. And sometimes we need leaders and sometimes technocrats. We need a leader now.
BBCWorld Good. Don’t allow Iran to test you like that, UK. If they don’t release it, respond with military force.
Send the royal navy for a visit
Looks like we're going to need a prime minister next week with a firm grasp of detail on British citizens held by Iran
America puppet 🤡
Why are we holding theirs?
Bring Gavin Williamson back. He will tell them to shut up and go away for you. kakistocracy
BBCWorld Who gave captain Shitino another job?
Reminiscent of how Iraq came to dominate the news as 'a threat' from nowhere.
BBCPolitics Your war mongering racist islamophobe . This would never happen under Corbyn or Abbot. They would hand the ship over.
oooooooooh!........scary!.........do we have a spare rowing boat?
You and who's navy?
Why dose the UK who basically concord the world act like such cowards. Have some guts Jeremy_Hunt tell them you will 'stop at nothing' you don't need to sound so weak
go away or I shall taunt you a second time
There should be serious consequences EVEN IF they release the tanker!!!..
BBCPolitics 💪🇮🇱💪 First
STENA IMPERO heading for JUBAIL, KSA (last seen 'heading north towards Iran' Marndin12
Free Navigation for All. Better win–win game, rather than zero-sum game!
Stena imparo is a Swedish owned tanker.
BBCPolitics Like what ? In a weeks time we have a village idiot leading this great nation, can u imagine what a mess he is going to make
He’d give Freddie Kruger nightmares.. Not.
All talk and no action, thank God!
Better still get Rambo to sort it
The anti Britain brigade are out in force on twitter tonight I see. So sad
Freedom of navigation is important. But why is the UK gov defending a Swedish owned asset? Defer to tbe the Swedes in this matter.
What will we do? Send a Fixed Penalty ticket? Threaten them with 2 weekly bin collections? We’re a joke.
British psycho. Trump pulls out of JCPOA and suddenly incidents conditioning us for military action as per Iraq.
Where is the UN? This should be s UN priority.
Hunt: 'Stare, blink, nod, stare, platitude, blink, blink, nod, platitude' Iran: 'Wow...this is easier than we ever imagined...'
BBCPolitics Hunt will do nothing because Hunt has NO BALLS... and nor do the rest of this redundant Cabinet. They should ALL resign and let REAL politicians and LEADERS take their places and start to run things in the UK as they SHOULD HAVE BEEN RUN these last 3 years. BorisJohnson
If I was Theresa May I would declare war on Iran tomorrow and let the next prime Minister deal with the consequences. Win or lose the EU would see Britain in a different light.
Send the planes from Akrotiri....... level Tehran....... Boris Johnson's Belgrano moment...... 🙄🙄🙄
With what? Our armed forces have been cut so much that we would be reliant on other forces. Iran know we don’t mean business.
Bet they're scared now - not, didn't we seize one of their tankers the other week
Sure, hit them with a strongly worded memo but keep pushing for the JCPOA debacle.
So now they've got a British spy and a British tanker. What are you going to do about it ? Offer them Bradford as an Iranian state inside Britain ? 😂😂😂
Unacceptable? well said Didn't we seize one of their tankers, by the way? And you didn't think they would retaliate? how old are you? 3 years old?
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