'Hijacked’ oil tanker 'safe' after being seized in Gulf of Oman
The tanker was suspected to have been boarded and taken control of by Iranian-backed forces, Whitehall sources had suggested to ITV News.
The tanker was suspected to have been boarded and taken control of by Iranian-backed forces, Whitehall sources had suggested to ITV News.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
Boris Johnson said Iran "should face the consequences of what they have done" after the country was blamed for a tanker attack leaving a British national dead.