Hello and welcome to world news today. We start with some breaking news irans revolutionary guards say they have seized a british flagged tanker in the gulf. Iran says the stena impero was stopped while passing through the strait of hormuz on the grounds that it was not observing International Maritime rules. The stena impero was bound for aljubail in saudi arabia, but it appears to have taken a sudden turn into iranian waters this afternoon. It was last tracked heading towards the iranian island of qeshm. The company that owns the tanker has confirmed that it was approached by unidentified small boats and a helicopter while it was still in international waters. Its since been uncontactable. We also have early reports that a second uk operated tanker sailing under a liberian flag also made a sharp turn towards iran in the persian gulf. The stena impero, which was bound for aljubail in saudi arabia, joining me now is our defence correspondent jonathan beale. What more do we know about t
Hello and welcome. The uks foreign secretary is warning there will be serious consequences if iran doesnt release a british tanker seized in the gulf with 23 crew on board. The stena impero was heading for the saudia arabian port ofjubail but contact was lost with the ship as it passed through the strait of hormuz. Tracking data shows it deviating from its intended route. Iranian media is quoting military officials saying it is being taken to the port in bandar abbas for further investigations. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports on the latest escalation of tensions in the region. This is stena impero, built only last year, british flagged, 183 metres long, now in the hands of iran, together with her 23 crew. Routine satellite tracking of the tanker shows her under way from the emirates of fujairah, around midday, heading north, staying well inside International Waters of the gulf until this happened. Just after three oclock, the 30,000 ton tanker diverts seriously off c
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