mo4ch:>Britain advises its ships to stay away from Strait of Hormuz after tanker seized by Iran | Mo4ch News

The British government told its commercial vessels to avoid the strategic Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces seized a UK-flagged oil tanker there, prompting a row with London.“We have advised UK shipping to stay out of the area for an interim period,” a government spokesperson said on Saturday. The decision was made after the cabinet convened for an emergency meeting in Whitehall.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized British-flagged and Swedish-owned oil tanker Stena Impero, which they said violated maritime rules while sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian officials, the tanker ignored a “distress call” from an Iranian fishing boat.The vessel was taken to Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas. There were no reports of injuries among the crew of 23, none of whom are British nationals. The vessel’s operator denies any wrongdoing.Also on rt.comSeized UK-flagged tanker involved in ‘accident’ with Iranian fishing boat, probe launched – TehranTh…