Iran warned of possible escalation in connection with the detention of the tanker

On this, as reported by Press TV, said the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran.

Earlier, the British ambassador to Tehran, Robert McArr, was summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry in connection with the incident with the detention of an Iranian oil tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar.

According to some reports, the tanker Grace 1 tanker followed the flag of Panama. The ship was detained on suspicion of delivering oil to Syria in violation of sanctions.