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20 of July, 01:04

The Minister for foreign Affairs of great Britain Jeremy hunt in conversation with TV channel Sky News warned that Iran will be consequences if arrested by the authorities of the Islamic Republic British Tanker Stena Impero will not be quickly released, but said the use of force is not considered.

According to the Minister, Stena Impero was surrounded by four Iranian boats with the assistance of the helicopter. The tanker, said the hunt changed course and headed in the territorial waters of Iran." in the cabin of 23 people, the ship should the British flag. The cabin is not the British, but we're worried about the crew, " He said.

"I spoke with the Secretary of state (USA Mike) Pompeo tonight about the situation, tried to talk with the Iranian Minister of foreign Affairs Javad Zarif, but He, as I understand it, on the plane, so that the talk as soon as possible ", - He added.

Hunt noticed that the current situation is unacceptable and that in the near future, Authorized the government will discuss it at a meeting of the Cobra emergency Department.

The Islamic revolutionary guards corps have said before about the detention of a British tanker due to violations of international norms. Iranian media, citing sources wrote that the ship was polluting the water and did not respond to warnings.

the owner of the tanker told that the ship comes to the shores of Iran, the crew does not communicate. He also said that the cabin of the tanker are 23 people, including three citizens of Russia.



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