Iran announced yesterday that it is ready for any scenario, after holding the oil tanker "Stina Empero," which was flying the British flag in the Strait of Hormuz, and attacked Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Jawad Zarif, US national security John Bolton, calling for what he called " The newspaper said the Daily Telegraph that British ministers are planning to impose sanctions on Iran, while Germany demanded Tehran to deal with the responsibility and not continue to move the spiral of escalation, and showed a voice that a British warship sent a wireless signal to warn the boat Iranian patrol of the invasion of And the boat replied that it was taking action for security purposes, and there was no intention to intercept the tanker.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said yesterday that "caution and foresight" are the only way to ease the tension between his country and Britain after Tehran seized the oil tanker Stena Empero. Zarif said in a tweet on the social networking site Twitter: After failing to attract Donald Trump to the war of the century and fearing the collapse of his team, John Bolton poisoning the UK's ideas in the hope of dragging it into a quagmire, caution and foresight are the only way to thwart such machinations.
"The British government should contain those internal political forces that want to escalate the current tension," he said in an eulogy. Between Iran and the United Kingdom beyond the issue of ships, is very dangerous and unwise at a critical time in the region, but Iran is solid and ready for various scenarios.
Iranian officials in the Iranian shipping sector said the rapid investigation of the tanker depended on the cooperation of its crew, stressing that the 23 crew members were in good health.
British Prime Minister Jeremy Hunt is expected to announce diplomatic and economic measures, including the possibility of freezing assets in response to the incident, the Daily Telegraph reported. , The newspaper said that Britain may also call on the United Nations and the European Union to re-impose sanctions on Iran after the lifting in 2016 after an agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
"We are working to reduce escalation, and our first and most important responsibility is to ensure that the issue related to the captured carrier and to ensure the safety of the movement of ships is resolved," he said in an interview with Sky News. Which carries the British flag in this water, and then work later on a broader solution ».
"We are committed to doing our part to keep these waterways open, there is a need for an international solution, and we are in talks with our allies to see what can be done." Asked if Britain was considering imposing sanctions on Iran, Options.
He said there were already British troops in the area, but that the increased tensions in the past weeks made it more difficult to deal with them immediately and fully. He said that more would be deployed Of the pieces in the area.
In Berlin, German Foreign Minister Haikou Mas warned of the escalation of violence after Iran's seizure of the British oil tanker. "It is about stopping the escalation," Mas told German weekly Bild am Sonntag. About that. "
The Federal Minister pointed out that after recent developments, the situation in the region has become "more serious and dangerous" than before. "There can be no winners in any uncontrollable military escalation. There may be losers," he said. "Especially in Tehran, one has to deal with responsibility and not continue to move the cycle of escalation," Mas said. "It is important now that the voices of reason do not allow the instigators.
He added that achieving this requires "a wise diplomacy that opens the channels of dialogue and find ways to build confidence and reduce tension, even if it seems difficult." A British warship sent a radio signal to warn an Iranian patrol boat of hitting the oil tanker Steena Empero as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a recording obtained by the Maritime Security Company, "Dread Global", that the frigate "Montrose" of the Navy The Royal warned the Iranian boat, saying: «Please confirm that you do not intend to violate international law by boarding the back of the tanker, which violates the law».
"As you pass through a well-known international strait, under international law it is imperative not to damage, intercept, obstruct or interfere with your course," the vessel told the crew. Empero »to change the track.
In response to Montrose's warning not to intervene, the Iranian boat said it was taking action for security purposes. "This is a patrol boat of the Marine Corps of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. There is no intention of interfering. I want to examine the ship for security reasons."
A voice message reveals that a British warship warned an Iranian patrol boat to attack the oil tanker. The boat confirmed that it had no intention of intercepting it.