Britain will send second warship to Gulf amid tensions with Iran

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Britain will send second warship to Gulf amid tensions with Iran

AFP, London Saturday, 13 July 2019
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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sought to ease tensions with Iran on Saturday, saying a tanker held by Gibraltar would be released if Tehran guaranteed it was not heading to Syria.

He said he had a “constructive call” with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, who he said assured him that Tehran “is not seeking to escalate” tensions between the countries.

“I reassured him our concern was destination not origin of the oil on Grace One,” a tanker seized off the coast of the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on July 4, Hunt tweeted.

More at: https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2019/07/13/UK-says-Iran-tanker-will-be-freed-after-guarantees-on-destination-.html