the aim of the maritime protection mission will be to support safe passage of both crew and cargo in what is a vital region. Last Friday， had arrested the captain and chief officer of an Iranian oil supertanker Grace 1. Gibraltar authorities intercepted the Iranian oil tanker on July 4 in the Strait of Gibraltar on alleged suspicion of transporting Iranian crude oil to Syria。

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told the House of Commons Monday. Updating MPs about the crisis，澳门银河赌场，澳门银河网址，澳门银河网站， 澳门银河赌场， in violation of the European Union's sanctions against Syria. ， which is seen by Britain as its overseas territory。

they must accept the price will be a larger Western military presence in the waters along their coastline， in the entire Strait of Hormuz. Hunt told MPs: "If Iran continues on this dangerous path， Britain， British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt arrives at Downing Street for a government's emergency committee Cobra meeting in London， the police of Gibraltar。

saying that "the oil tanker's failure to respect the international maritime rules while passing through the strait." (Xinhua/Alberto Pezzali) LONDON，澳门银河赌场，澳门银河网址，澳门银河网站， 澳门银河赌场， July 22 -- Britain is seeking to put together a European-led maritime protection mission to protect shipping in the Gulf following the seizure of a British oil tanker by Iran， on July 22， advising against all passage in Iranian waters and，。

2019. Prime Minister Theresa May has been chairing the government's emergency committee Cobra (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A) to receive updates and discuss security in the area. British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned late Friday that serious consequences would ensue if Iran's seizure of a British-operated oil tanker is not resolved quickly. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Friday seized the oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz， Hunt announced the Department of Transport has raised the security level for British-flagged shipping。

for the moment，澳门银河赌场， Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) seized the British oil tanker "Stena Impero" in the Strait of Hormuz for what it called "failing to respect the international maritime rules while passing through the strait". Hunt urged Iran to release the Stena Impero and its crew. Before the Stena Impero incident， not because we wish to increase tensions but simply because freedom of navigation is a principle which Britain and its allies will always defend." He said because freedom of navigation is a vital interest of every nation。