Iran on Sunday slammed as “provocative” a British proposal for a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf, amid soaring tensions over the seizure of ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Britain said on Monday it was planning a European-led force to escort tankers through the world’s busiest oil shipping lane in response to Iran’s seizure of a UK-flagged vessel on July 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The seizure of the Stena Impero came two weeks after British authorities detained an Iranian tanker the Grace 1 off its overseas territory Gibraltar on allegations it was breaching EU sanctions on Syria.In his comments on Sunday, the government spokesman said Iran believed the security of the oil-rich Gulf had to be maintained by countries in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Britain on Thursday ordered its navy to escort UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where the Stena Impero was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it has so far only received a cool response from the continent to its proposal for a multi-national escort fleet that would exclude the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
France said on Thursday it was not willing to send extra military assets to the Gulf, but would share information and coordinate its currently deployed assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The US military has said it is already monitoring the strait, and that it is developing a “multinational maritime effort” dubbed Operation Sentinel to increase surveillance and security in key Middle East waterways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 33-kilometre wide Strait of Hormuz provides the eastern entrance and exit point into the Gulf and runs between the United Arab Emirates and Iran.Iran’s high-seas standoff with Britain comes amid rising hostilities between the Islamic republic and UK ally the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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