Royal Navy fends off Iranian seizure of British oil tanker in Persian Gulf

Royal Navy fends off Iranian seizure of British oil tanker in Persian Gulf

The Royal Navy has fended off the attempted seizure of a British oil tanker by Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Persian Gulf, in an apparent tit-for-tit response to the arrest of one of Iran’s own vessels.

The British Heritage, owned by BP Shipping and registered to the Isle of Man, was crossing into the Strait of Hormuz area when it was approached by three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary…

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