UK sent mediator to Iran to ‘plead for their ship to be freed’: Khamenei aide
Britain has sent a
mediator to Iran to discuss the freeing of a British-flagged tanker seized by
the Islamic Republic last week, the head of the Supreme Leader’s office said on
Wednesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news site.
Mohammad
Mohammadi-Golpayegani provided no details about the British mediator’s trip but
made an ironic reference to Britain’s involvement during colonial times in
Iranian affairs.
“A country that at one
time appointed ministers and lawyers in Iran has reached a point where they
send a mediator and plead for their ship to be freed,” Mohammadi-Golpayegani
said, according to Tasnim.
Tensions have spiked
between Iran and Britain since the Islamic Republic last Friday seized the
tanker, Stena Impero, saying it had collided with a fishing vessel.
