Footage showing the moment Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz has been released - with the UK describing the incident as a"hostile act".
Defence Secrertary Penny Mordaunt said the Stena Impero, which was not carrying cargo, had been in Omani waters when it was stopped by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Friday afternoon.Latest developments: Stena Bulk, which operates Stena Impero, is making a formal request to visit the vessel. The company has been told its crew members are in"good health"
But Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt told Sky News that HMS Montrose was 60 minutes away from being able to helpLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called for the British-flagged tanker and its crew to be released - but said all sides must show restraint as escalation risks a"deeper conflict"
Perhaps the UK shouldn't have seized the Iranian oil tanker. Serious consequences ?! That's a bit rich considering that the UKs brand new aircraft carrier would sink if pumps hadn't been invented.
Well? How about this? The media should do a serious study on what really happened since 9/11 until today. Now it seems, the UK is an ordinary pirates nest.
Yes we'll...we'll...we'll tell the US what you've done. So there!
Don't have a better plan for your citizens but to run the affairs of the monsters and criminals (Elites) send poor kids to meaningless wars, and bring to their families body bags, handicaps and shit medals. Keep it up puppets!
Yes we’ll condemn these beastly actions at the COBRA meeting before going back to thwarting Brexit. It’s those pesky, maverick Brexiteers who are the real danger to world security, because they just won’t do what their told. Now all, don’t forget your expenses claims- toodle pip
Well let’s swap the one we took from them with the one they took it’s simple really
Serious consequences if UK doesn't release Iran oil tanker held in Gibralter. Similar headline but which came first
Perhaps those muppets who wanted senior torys to accuse Trump of racism might realise! We need an on side President in cases like this! Whilst it’s easy for Corbyn, the government has to treat issues by putting the british people 1st! Always! And not play politics
Yes Iran! We’re going to get very cross! Honestly your behaviour is intolerable!
PennyMordaunt UK will be all mouth! We have given them far too long to release it already! Just take action and get stuck in! Why do we act like wet flannels all the time!
Behind that smoke is a wimpy Jeremy hunt who will do nothing what so ever to Iran, he's weak and our government is weak, Iran knows this and they will do whatever they want.
Conséquences.....?! ।!
SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SEIZED IN THE FIRST PLACE , WHERE WAS THE PROTECTION!?
Why does the uk not mention the tanker they apprehended for no reason Hypocrisy
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Keep it, we've got plenty of shipyar ...oh
'We shall forthwith send a sternly worded letter if our tanker is not released' -- UK
Serious as in the government will use harsh words....
Basically they are trying to get through to USA via European boats. Trump needs to sort this out
Stick 7 or 8 SAS on each ship for a couple of months they'll soon think twice with a couple of rocket launchers pointing up at them
Maybe we should release the one of theirs we have 🤔
Iranian pirates are making a joke of somali pirates 😉
Oh yes what you gonna hit them with a feather duster. Or a leg of ham . Get real you wrecked our armed forces ruined the navy. We might be able to fight toy town.
I guess seizing their vessel wasn't a good idea after all. We forgot that their backyard is the shipping highway. The Iranians are aware that harassing foreign vessels in their backyard will drive up oil prices. Negotiation and compromise is the way forward.
These empty words betray our weakness due to cuts. The correct response should have been a targeted attack on the revolutionary guard
Serious consequences but military intervention is ruled out. Iran must be pissing themselves.
Embarrassing that they have taken our ship and we are namby pambying around. Let’s go in and retrieve it for fuck sake
Serious consequences? What , hung won’t share his sweeties ?
What is going to happen. ? Reducing muslim benefits from £1,000 a week per household to £999. 😊
It’s a pity they’re not this protective of one of our citizens they’ve been holding for no good reason.
No there won’t be. The serious consequences of this will be the knock on increases at the fuel pumps
Conservatives party. Can't fight out of a paper bag..we won't do nothing
Its going to be an air war.
Any Brits on our tanker? Or are they too expensive?
For the world.
Oops Iran has overstepped mark, without starting world war 3 these 🤡 need to be rained in.
What consequences, will we write them a stern letter
Send in the LGTB brigade as everyone is too scared to argue with them
War
Ask Corbyn what to do
That’s right,you tell them Mr Hunt. Threaten them with both our boat and our aeroplane
Send the sas in, kill every Iranian soldier that is seizing it. Send a message ffs
Blah Blah Blah
Do the carpet.
Serious consequences ? What we going to do , hit them with our handbags ! Blow the bast*ds out the water..... they’ve hi jacked our tanker ffs
Lmfao ahahah
I’m sure the UK 🇬🇧 will send in the SAS
Which is?
Time to get tough with them, get the military in and blow UK their entire helicopter fleet
We are starting to get soft.
We are going to say that the Ayatollah is a very naughty boy
Ah yes a strongly worded letter ffs there laughing at us right now swift reaction take the vessel back already
No cargo on it, what's the point?
That’s the problem with our government spineless I would give them ultimatum don’t release send the marines in our military should b well funded we have one of the best military in the world fora small country
Tories won't do anything. Labour tea and biscuits. Wake up Maggie we need you
Yeh right, we have nothing to hit them with anymore.
We’re gonna send in popeye if ya don’t giv our shit back
Ooh!!!!you took theirs and they took yours.that is fair in my jaundiced eyes.
Keep repeating that line every single day..
Like what... seriously. Nothing. We are gutless, spineless and no one is scared of us anymore because of the politicians we have who just want to line their own pockets.
god help us when the boris is prime minster on july 24th ......then the boris will take us to war .....we the people say NO NO to another Tory government war ...we the people want peace not war.....!
What uniforms are the soldiers behind PennyMordaunt wearing?
We’ll deal with them if they don’t realise the tanker. Do t make me laugh! Our govt is pathetic
Send our aircraft carrier, that'll show em! No planes on it yet and it's rather unreliable but it looks impressive.
I agree with are underfunded and equipped but what we have is advanced. Type 45 destoryers, Astute class submarines, F35’s, Typhoons. Iran has 80’s equipment. A single Type 45 destroyer is capable of destroying their entire Air Force.
Release the Gibraltar tanker first, don't trick us. The UK started all this. As usual.
Send in Ollie Robbins to negotiate to get it released... OH SHIT .... 😂😂😂😂😂😂
‘Serious consequences’
The UK is weak and Iran know this, we won’t be doing anything other than stamping our feet and wetting ourselves a little.
Say it and mean it, this is outright piracy, the crews safety is paramount, bring them and the ship safely home.
The British Government will write a letter telling the Iranians how angry they are with them.
We should really be renting ships from the US until we have enough of our own.
I AM DE-FRIENDING YOU ON FACEBOOK
Yeah sure 😂 Let me give you an advice, stop listening to Oman and work with KSA coalition instead of going against it in Yemen...
is that what the eu told them hunt,
Aye ok nothing will happen until money changes hand .
I reckon they are shitting bricks 😂😂😂😂😂😂
nbc the international authorities is ready open fire against tommy for being absurd annoying towards bob drake and seolla are authorities others national security agency federal bureau of investigation bob said manuel jesus carrasco gonzalez and drake is convinced on prison
UK has no army navy or Air force that's a match for Iran.
Stop threats use diplomacy
like what? a hurty worded letter? The UK government is corrupt and gutless. They wont do anything meaningful about this
Cheers Theresa
Hypocrisy by UK
Give it back or we’ll send you Theresa!
Im sure Iran are shaking in their boots. While the government pussyfoot around there’s only one solution to this otherwise we’re the laughing stock of the world
What are they !!! Nothing
1: ignore anything Trump says or does 2: talk to the Iranian Government 3: ignore anything Trump says or does
WHO DARES WINS
I could be wrong but I believe that the Iranian (Farsi) way of reading dates is right to left, meaning the drone footage is a year old!
diplomatic? are they having a fkn laugh? we need to go in and get them back, taking out as much iranian hardware along the way....
What are we going to do? Divert those converted ferries ex Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson threatened China with to Iran? What's becoming clear is that the cost of discreetly backing down is far outweighed by the cost of escalation. This is the US' problem, not ours.
Naughty step.
What consequencies, the UK Navy have less hardware than the sea scouts.
Whatever. I'm so embarrassed by the quote 'serious consequences'. We are currently useless. Enjoy the tanker. We'll claim on the insurance.
Iran needs confrontation with intent to inherent oil prices go up, without taking care of how ww11 was made shorter than Germans anticipated.
Utter twatwaffle. This was expected and you let it happen.
What serious consequences Iran’s leaders will make our weak spineless leaders cave in . We can’t continue to slash the defense budget and still act like a superpower it doesn’t work . Caught with pants down again springs to mind
Oh oh we’ll be sending boaty mcboatface after them
What would have happened if the captain of the Stena tanker would have remained on his own course . He or she was in international waters anyway .
it might be easier if UK release Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.
Has anyone checked if Hunt has this photo hanging on his office wall?
Please President Trump can you get our oil tanker back for us?
Get steptoe to have a chat, all will be well then.
Where is the spineless UN?
*Meanwhile what will Russia be doing?
We're a joke , serious consequences, more like a tea and crumpets finished with a letter from the C_nt hunt
Send Boris please
As per our last email...
“Iran! If this keeps up there’ll be no devices for a week!”
Are we going to involve them in brexit ?
A strongly worded email?
We will not speak to you ever again iran, now please give us our ship back
It says 'IMO' on the side of the vessel - perhaps if they'd just painted it 'IMHO', the Iranians wouldn't have been triggered by this obvious and belligerent statement of corporate, imperialist aggression by the perfidious fox that is Great Britain?
Diplomatically speaking Iran Will do what the UK wants OR & then Do That. Don't bluff with someone who doesn't care about death. (Princes Bride?)
Iran shitting themselves,we are going to refuse to send our Ginger Nutsb
Iran should fear us. We're sending in our best
The Royal Navy will start throwing tea bags and crumets at the tiny IRGC boats.... That will teach them! 😜😂 IRGC StenaImpero
That chap from Carlisle who joined the royal navy will give um an anal fisting
I bet they're quaking in their sandals!
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