Iranian IRGC: "you fire against us; wer open fire against you"

Stena Imperio seized despite British attempts to intervene

Brits give in

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 I resolutely apply the law

The spokesman of the Revolutionary Guards Corps said 

that the Iranian oil tanker had violated the law and 

intercepted and supported the frigate. The escort of the 

tanker emphasized it in yesterday's incident: we act firmly 

in the rule of law in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of 

Hormuz.

Fars News,
21 July, 2019

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Public relations officer of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, explained 

how and why the British tanker was seized in the Strait of Hormuz on July 28, 

said: "Stena Impero, an English escort The British naval bunker seized by the 

Maritime Organization of the Hormuzgan province was seized by a flotilla unit in 

the 1st Navy's Navy, ignoring the rules and regulations of the sea and entering 

the Strait of Hormuz, and possibly colliding with other ships.

He added: "Unlike maritime rules, the British tanker turned off its positioning 

device and instead of moving towards the Gulf entry in the Strait of Hormuz, it 

was entering the outlet in the south, which, after ignoring the warnings and 

remarks of the Marine Corps And even the resistance and the intervention of the 

Royal Navy of the British Navy and the flight of two helicopters and attempts to 

stop the IRGC's naval commandos from executing their mission, with the 

determination and speed of the operation of the Forces, stopped for the 

necessary legal investigations and actions to the harbor Coastal Guided.

The IRGC spokesman described the strict observance of international rules and 

regulations and maritime regulations by all vessels intending to operate in the 

Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, which insisted on maintaining the security and tranquility of this strategic region: these laws are not solely devoted to this area, and in the waterway The rest of the world is still current and naturally due to the sensitivities of the provocative and unprofessional presence of trans-regional forces in the area, the application of these rules has become more important.

Sardar Sharif emphasized the arrogance, provocative and threatening behaviors of some foreign vessels and the lack of compliance with international maritime regulations. The Navy, together with other armed forces, on behalf of the Iranian people, was in the process of applying international law. As well as national sovereignty in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, and will not allow national interests and the security of the region, which is a global demand, to be countered by unconventional alien behaviors.

Sardar Sharif emphasized the arrogance, provocative and threatening behaviors of some foreign vessels and the lack of compliance with international maritime regulations. The Navy, together with other armed forces, on behalf of the Iranian people, was in the process of applying international law. As well as national sovereignty in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, and will not allow national interests and the security of the region, which is a global demand, to be countered by unconventional alien behaviors.

The spokesman of the Revolutionary Guards said: "The British seized tanker is 

currently in the hands of the Hormozgan Provincial Ports and Maritime Organization, and there are ongoing legal and judicial procedures."