Outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain's emergencies committee on Monday to discuss Iran's seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker, AFP reported, citing Theresa May's office, APA reports quoting sputniknews.
"As well as receiving the latest updates from ministers and officials, the... meeting will discuss the maintenance of the security of shipping in the Persian Gulf", a Downing Street spokeswoman said Sunday, cited by AFP.
Meanwhile, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt may reportedly soon announce sanctions on Iran, including freezing Tehran’s assets, in response to the seizure of the UK-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero.
The UK government reportedly had an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss protections for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian military on Friday seized UK-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz over what Tehran describes as a breach of international maritime regulations. The vessel, with 23 crew members, including three Russian nationals, has been guided to the port of Bandar Abbas. Although the tanker crew has been reportedly out of contact, Iran claims that they are safe and that the tanker is docked in port.
Ties between Iran and the United Kingdom soured after UK Marines helped to seize an Iranian supertanker with a suspected oil cargo for Syria off Gibraltar on 4 July. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif accused London of piracy.
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