The crisis of the carrier .. Voice recording reveals what went between the Revolutionary Guard and the British Navy

LONDON (Reuters) - Western media reported an audio recording that said it documented the critical moments before the Iranian Revolutionary Guards detained the British oil tanker Stina Empero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and a British warship intervened to try to prevent her being held.

"If you comply, you will be safe," one Iranian military officer said, calling on the British flag carrier to change course.

"Please confirm that you do not intend to violate international law by trying to board the vessel illegally," a British naval officer aboard the British frigate Montrose told the Iranian forces. The British frigate also confirmed to the crew of the British carrier their right to cross the strait.

The Iranians, who are members of a special naval unit of the Revolutionary Guards, say that "there is no intent to challenge, no intention to challenge, we want to inspect the ship for security reasons," according to the record from the global maritime security company Dryad.

The Iranian authorities said on Friday that they had detained the British carrier "Stina Empero" while crossing the Strait of Hormuz "for violating international navigation laws," while Britain described the detention of the carrier as "hostile action."

Investigate the crew of the tanker
Iranian authorities said on Sunday they had begun investigating the ship's crew and that its speed depended on the cooperation of its personnel and access to the necessary evidence to look into the case.

The 23 crew members are still in good condition, including 18 from India, including the captain, and the other five from the Philippines, Russia and Latvia.

For its part, Britain has pledged to protect its vessels and security in international waters and to secure a military presence in the Middle East to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to navigation.

"We are committed to securing a military presence in the Middle East to ensure that the Strait of Hormuz remains open," British Defense Undersecretary Tobias Ellwood said in a statement.

"We think that everyone is concerned about the possibility of conflict, and we have to calm the situation," adding that there is concern that Britain disagrees with the United States on the nuclear agreement with Iran. "We must work to reduce escalation and find solutions to the oil tanker crisis."

London has sent a letter to the Security Council confirming that it will do everything in its power to ensure the security of navigation of British ships, describing the treatment of Iran with the British carrier illegally, and said that the threat of navigation in international corridors is unacceptable.

The British mission to the United Nations that the carrier was exercising the right of legal transit in an international strait as guaranteed by international law, stressing that the current tension is cause for concern, and that Britain is not seeking confrontation with Iran, and that priority to calm.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said, according to the Telegraph, that London was considering options to respond to Iran's detention of the British carrier, including sanctions and freezing of Iranian assets.