Iran releases footage of seized UK-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Tasnim: The video shows the IRGC navy special forces are boarding the tanker using a Mi-17 chopper. According to Head of the IRGC Public Relations Department General Ramezan Sharif, a British warship was escorting the tanker in time of operation. The IRGC’s Public Relations Department said in a statement on Friday that the vessel named “Stena Impero” had been impounded “at the request of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization when passing through the Strait of Hormuz, for failing to respect internation
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