Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations said on Friday that all evidence of the recent attack on an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea “clearly points to Iran,” and that the regime’s behaviour is a threat to international peace and security. “We condemn the unlawful attack committed on a merchant vessel off the…
G7 Foreign Ministers: Iran’s Behaviour ‘Threatens International Peace and Security’
Military Chief: Iran Made ‘Big Mistake’ in Shipping Attack Which Killed Briton
Iran’s reckless behaviour risks triggering a “disastrous” escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, the head of the British military has said. Chief of the Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter said Iran made a “big mistake” when it targeted the Mercer Street tanker, killing a Briton and a Romanian. The drone attack on July…
Hijacking Ends in Arabian Sea, Says UKMTO, as Oman Identifies Tanker Involved
DUBAI—Oman on Wednesday identified the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess as the tanker involved in a hijacking which Britain’s maritime trade agency earlier said was over. The statement by Oman’s Maritime Security Centre was the first official confirmation of Tuesday’s incident in the Arabian Sea which maritime security sources had told Reuters involved suspected Iranian-backed forces. Iran…
UK Tension With Iran Rise After Oil Tanker Attack
LONDON—Britain and Iran issued warnings to each other’s diplomats Monday as tensions escalated over a recent attack on an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea. Britain began the day by summoning Iran’s ambassador, Mohsen Baharvand, to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in response to Thursday’s drone strike on the MV Mercer Street, which killed…
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