Britain calls for European naval mission to counter Iran's 'piracy'

DUBAI/LONDON - Britain called on Monday for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, days after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in what London described as an act of “state piracy”.

“We will now seek to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to support safe passage of both crew and cargo in this vital region,” Hunt said. Washington’s major European allies Britain, France and Germany all opposed a decision last year by U.S. President Donald Trump to abandon an international agreement that promised Iran access to trade in return for accepting curbs on its nuclear program.

Iran repeatedly threatened to retaliate, culminating with its seizure of the Stena Impero on Friday using the same tactics - commandos rappelling to the deck from helicopters - that British Royal Marines had used aboard Iran’s own ship. Iranian state television published images it said showed CIA officers who had been in touch with the suspected spies. The Ministry of Intelligence said the 17 spies had been arrested in the 12 months to March 2019.

Now you need Europe!!!!! Hypocrisy

Chutzpah. The UK can solve the crisis it manufactured by returning Grace 1 to Iran.

No more wars for Israel

The RoyalNavys fleet is for what?.

Who is a pirate? Who seized Iranian tanker ships in international waters? Britain has been hostile to Iran for years and does not realize that colonialism has come to an end.

But EU doesn’t have a Navy!

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By that the mean Uk’s piracy

leadership plays for cheap 'prestige' and not reason-if Europeans succeed-USA can still take part as NATO ally if-not still better-USA will play a major fiddle-the only recourse for absl stupid EU governments to save face and economies taken hostage by mullahs

Nice and sound policy at last..if allies dont contribute and make idiotic deals with Iran-why should USA get involved?-Let Europeans taste the stew they cooked for themselves..both options are winning 1.Europeans create force which is sure to run into conflict cause Iranianstupid

Is Britain doing this for international peace - or the American 'war-machine'?

A pitiful US surrogate, the UK, dares to call for European aid... Really? You quit the EU to regain your sovereignty according to your OWN WORDS! What's going on? You feel abandoned, alone? LEARN MORE ABOUT YOURSELF FIRST ENGLISH! COPE WITH THAT Iran crisis AS GROWN PEOPLE😳

All just as the USA and UK were ramping up their go it alone rhetoric.

How ironic with brexit going on

But what they really want and have been waiting/hoping for is the USA doing it for them! (UK/EU = weakness)

How about British piracy

After thr 1st tankers,why were the free nations of the world not escorting all international traffic with orders to warn off, then stop any attempts at illegal seizures!!!

Gunboat diplomacy!

Similar to the one the president asked for a few weeks ago?

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