TEHRAN, August 16 - The United States has threatened to impose a visa ban on the crew of a seized supertanker carrying Iranian oil after Washington failed to block its release from Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, August 15 - Gibraltar says the US has applied to seize an Iranian oil tanker , which is being held in the British overseas territory, on unknown grounds, after UK media reported that the vessel’s release was imminent following a set of diplomatic exchanges between Tehran and London.
TEHRAN, August 13 - Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 that was seized by the UK in Gibraltar’s waters in July is going to be released in the near future, an Iranian official said.
TEHRAN, Jul 25 - New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s father is confident his son has what it takes to end the ongoing tensions between Iran and Britain, as the two sides continue to trade barbs after impounding each other's oil tanker s.
TEHRAN, Jul 25 - The UK government has sent a mediator to Iran to discuss ways to free a British-flagged tanker seized by the Islamic Republic last week, the head of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s office said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, Jul 22 - Russia says Iran's arguments for its recent seizure of a UK-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz were more convincing than those of London.
TEHRAN, Jul 12 - Iran has urged the United Kingdom to immediately release the Iranian supertanker it has illegally seized in Gibraltar, warning London against entering a “dangerous game with no end in sight”.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 - Iran’s highest ranking military commander warned the British government on Tuesday to brace for a response, at the appropriate time and place, to the capture of an Iranian oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, Jul 8 - Iran’s defense minister warned the UK to expect a reaction to its act of “maritime banditry” after the British navy seized an Iranian supertanker in the Strait of Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, Jul 5 - A senior Iranian official has called for the seizure of a British oil tanker in case London refuses to release the Iranian vessel it has illegally detained in Gibraltar.
TEHRAN, Jul 4 - The British overseas territory Gibraltar says it has seized a supertanker on suspicion of carrying crude oil to Syria in violation of European Union (EU) sanctions against the Arab country.
TEHRAN, Jul 4 -Iranian officials have warned Saudi Arabia against holding an oil tanker "hostage," describing it as an "illegal seizure" and a case of "ransom-seeking" aimed at gaining concessions from Iran.
TEHRAN, Jun 19 - The Russian foreign minister warned that the United States has yet to prove its claims that Iran was responsible for recent oil tanker attacks in the Sea of Oman, describing Washington’s alleged evidence as “very vague”.
TEHRAN, Jun 18 - Iran's military chief says if the Islamic Republic decides to stop oil flow from the Persian Gulf, it will do it publicly and there will be nothing covert about it.
TEHRAN, Jun 17 - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington does not want to go to war with Tehran, while falsely accusing Iran of carrying out attacks on two oil tanker s in the Sea of Oman last week.
TEHRAN, Jun 16 - Japanese officials say Tokyo Japan has dismissed a claim by the United States that Iran attacked two oil tanker s — both of them carrying “Japanese-related” cargo — in the Sea of Oman.
TEHRAN, Jun 16 - US Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has slammed Washington’s attempt to blame Iran for purported attacks on oil tanker vessels in the Sea of Oman, warning that the move is aimed at generating a “pretext for war.”
TEHRAN, Jun 16 - Prior to false statements by British foreign secretary in blind compliance with American officials in pinning the blame of the oil tanker s’ explosion on Iran, the British envoy to Iran was summoned by the Iranian foreign ministry.