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I am playing catch- up from yesterday. Here is TODAY'S stories. The headlines from yesterday will appear seperately.
https://www.rt.com/news/464711-iranian-flag-british-tanker/
Negotiations between Iranians and British in Gulf of Hormuz
Iranian
state TV has released footage showing the UK-registered oil tanker
Stena Impero with an Iranian flag being hoisted over it. The vessel
appears to be docked at the port of Bandar Abbas on Iran’s southern
cost.
In
a video posted by Press TV on Sunday, the Swedish-owned ship that
sailed under the UK flag is seen brandishing Iran's green, white and
red banner. The short clip also shows a patrol boat that appears to
be circling the waters near the vessel. The ship appears empty expect
for several people that can be seen on the upper deck.
https://www.rt.com/news/464711-iranian-flag-british-tanker/
Outgoing
UK Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a meeting of Britain's
emergency committee on Monday to discuss Iran's seizure of a
UK-flagged oil tanker, AFP reported, citing May's office.
"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 spokesperson
said on Sunday, cited by AFP.
UK
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt may soon announce sanctions on Iran,
including a freezing of Tehran assets, in response to the seizure of
the UK-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero.
The
UK government reportedly had an emergency meeting on Saturday to
discuss protections for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201907221076316044-outgoing-british-pm-to-hold-emergency-meeting-on-seized-uk-flagged-oil-tanker---report/Negotiations between Iranians and British in Gulf of Hormuz
Live: Press TV Correspondent boards detained UK-flagged tanker ‘Stena Impero’
UK Channel 4
Iran-backed terrorist cells 'ready to strike' UK as tension escalates over seized oil tanker
The
plot has thickened around the disappearance of the oil tanker MT
Riah, towed to Iranian shores last week, with Panama saying it is
revoking the ship’s registration over violation of international
rules.
Panama's
Maritime Authority on Saturday announced that it initiated the
process of withdrawing its flag from the Emirati-based tanker Riah,
which vanished south of Iran’s Larak Island.
In
a statement cited by Reuters, the authority said that its own
investigation into the tanker’s disappearance had found that it
“deliberately violated international regulations” by failing to
report an unusual situation, presumably its seizure by the Iranian
Navy. The authority also condemned the use of Panama-registered
vessels for “illicit activities” without ascribing any such
specific activity to the Riah.
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