Iranian Tanker: British Heritage and Iranian Vessels

iranian tanker: A week after Britain seized an Iranian tanker accused of violating sanctions on Syria, London said the British Heritage, operated by oil company BP, had been approached in the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and the Arabian peninsula, according to Nine News Australia. HMS Montrose was forced to position herself between the Iranian vessels and British Heritage and issue verbal warnings to the Iranian vessels, which then turned away, a British government spokesman said in a statement on Thursday. To improve your experience update it here News WorldUK says prevented Iran bid to block tanker By AAP2 53am Jul 12, Iranian vessels tried to block a British-owned tanker passing through the strait that controls the flow of Middle East oil to the world, but backed off when confronted by a Royal Navy warship, Britain says. It urged Iran to de-escalate the situation in the region . Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed as worthless the allegation that Iran sought to block the ship. The foes came as close as ever to direct military conflict last month, when Iran shot down a US drone and Trump ordered retaliatory air strikes, only to call them off minutes before impact. The US blames Iran for a series of attacks on shipping in the world's most important oil artery since mid-May, accusations Tehran rejects. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.