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Iranpress: UK should avoid escalating tensions: Baeidinejad

UK should avoid escalating tensions: Baeidinejad

Sunday, 21 July 2019 13:00

Iran's ambassador to the UK on Sunday urged the British government to contain 'domestic political forces' which want to escalate tensions between Tehran and London following the seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf by Iran.

Iranpress: UK reports Iran to UN over impounding of British-flagged tanker

UK reports Iran to UN over impounding of British-flagged tanker

Sunday, 21 July 2019 09:21

Britain has reported Iran to the United Nations over impounding of British-flagged tanker on Sunday to blame the measure as the illegal interference.

Iranpress: Iran reveals safety issues which led to impounding of British oil tanker

Iran reveals safety issues which led to impounding of British oil tanker

Saturday, 20 July 2019 19:15

The spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that the impounded British oil tanker, Stena Impero, was moving the wrong way, trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz in waters normally used by ships and tankers exiting the strait.

Iranpress: London says it is trying to resolve the oil tanker issue

London says it is trying to resolve the oil tanker issue

Saturday, 20 July 2019 14:28

British foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, says London wants to resolve the ongoing crisis with Tehran, following Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker which took a sudden turn into Iranian waters.

Iranpress: Iran reveals the reasons behind seizure of British oil tanker

Iran reveals the reasons behind seizure of British oil tanker

Saturday, 20 July 2019 09:38

Director-General of Ports and Maritime Organisation (PMO) of Hormozgan province in southern Iran has said the UK-registered oil tanker, Stena Impero, threatened the safety of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz by getting entangled with a fishing vessel.

Iranpress: Second British oil tanker continues its journey after warning about safety issues by IRGC

Second British oil tanker continues its journey after warning about safety issues by IRGC

Saturday, 20 July 2019 07:28

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) have warned a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz about safety issues and have allowed it to continue its journey to the Saudi port of Ras Tanura.

Iranpress: Risk of sexual harassment threatens UK Parliament staff

Risk of sexual harassment threatens UK Parliament staff

Friday, 19 July 2019 11:02

A new report disclosed that UK parliamentary staff face an unacceptable risk of sexual harassment.

Iranpress: UK diplomatic cables blabber identified

UK diplomatic cables blabber identified

Sunday, 14 July 2019 02:38

The suspect behind the leak of confidential memos from Britain's ambassador to Washington, which sparked a major diplomatic rift with the United States, has been identified.

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Iran's Zarif: Britain's claim over IRGC is ‘worthless'

Thursday, 11 July 2019 16:32

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected the British authorities’ claim on an attempt by the IRGC gunboats to impede one of their oil tankers as worthless, warning that their claim is aimed at creating tensions.

Iranpress: Senior EU diplomat slams UK for seizure of Iranian tanker

Senior EU diplomat slams UK for seizure of Iranian tanker

Tuesday, 09 July 2019 14:58

Co-Chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations has criticised Britain for seizure of a supertanker filled with two million barrels of Iranian crude oil just off the southern Spanish coastline, in the Strait of Gibraltar.

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