As noted, French Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his German counterpart, Heiko Maas, in a conversation with British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt, "condemned the detention of the Stena Impero vessel by Iran."
“Both ministers agreed with the foreign minister (Britain. - RT ) that the safe passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz is the highest priority for European countries, while it is important to avoid any possible escalation in the region. They agreed to maintain close contact and work together to achieve this goal, ”said the British government.
On July 19, representatives of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps detained a British tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz and escorted him to the port of Bandar Abbas.
23 crew members, including three Russians, are currently on board.
Britain informed the UN about the situation with the tanker.