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UK govt claims Iran attempted to ‘impede passage’ of British tanker as Tehran rejects accusations
The UK has confirmed reports that its warship stopped Iranian patrol boats from blocking a British tanker that was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran denies that this ever happened.
“Three Iranian vessels attempted to impede the passage of a commercial vessel, British Heritage, through the Strait of Hormuz,” the British government said on Thursday.
According to officials, a Royal Navy frigate HMS Montrose was “forced to position herself between the Iranian vessels and British Heritage and issue verbal warnings to the Iranian vessels, which then turned away.”
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