Iran dismisses reports about seizure of a British oil tanker in Gulf
Saturday 06/July/2019 - 02:06 PM
Iran has dismissed as “fabricated” reports of the
seizure of a British oil tanker in the Gulf, Iran’s IRIB news agency quoted
unnamed sources as saying.
On Twitter, some reports said a British-flagged
supertanker called ‘Pacific Voyager’ had come to a halt in the Gulf.
A UK Maritime Trade Operations official also said
that ‘Pacific Voyager’ was stopped to adjust its eta into port as part of a
normal procedure, adding that it is “safe and well.”
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened
on Friday to seize a British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian
supertanker by Royal Marines in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to
Syria in violation of EU sanctions.
