Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday tweeted that the capture of an Iranian oil tanker by Britain has set “a dangerous precedent and
must end now”.
“Iran is neither
a member of the EU nor subject to any European oil embargo. Last I checked, EU
was against extraterritoriality. UK’s unlawful seizure of a tanker with Iranian
oil on behalf of #B_Team is piracy, pure and simple. It sets a dangerous precedent
and must end now,” Zarif tweeted.
British Royal
Marines impounded the tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday on suspicion it was
carrying oil to Syria in violation of European Union sanctions. Iran denies the
vessel was headed to Syria, where the government of President Bashar al-Assad
is an ally of Tehran.
Zarif has in the
past said that a so-called “B-team” including President Donald Trump’s national
security adviser John Bolton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could goad the U.S. president into a
conflict with Tehran.
(REUTERS)
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