Britain sends second convoy to gulf to reinforce Iran: provocation!
2019-07-30
Britain sends second convoy to gulf to reinforce Iran: provocation! 19-07-30 11:16 reference news website A second British warship, the uss Duncan, has arrived in the gulf and will accompany the frigate montrose to escort the British ship through the strait of hormuz, the ministry of defence (mod) said on Monday. Iran, for its part, slammed Britain for raising tensions and called its proposal for a european-led naval mission to escort oil tankers in the Persian gulf "provocative." The montrose has so far escorted 35 merchant ships through the strait, the ministry of defence said. Last week, the government confirmed that the royal navy had been tasked with escorting british-flagged ships through the strait of hormuz to provide security for the shipping industry. "We have heard that they are planning to send a European fleet to the Persian gulf," said Iranian government spokesman ali rabieh. Rabieh says Iran believes security in the oil-rich Persian gulf must be maintained by countries in the region. The Iranian President hassan rouhani said Britain's proposal for such a force would only make matters worse. "The presence of foreign forces will not help security in the region and will be a major source of tension," rouhani said after talks in Tehran with Oman's foreign affairs chief, youssef bin allawi. So far, continental Europe has reacted coolly to Britain's proposal to form a multinational convoy that would exclude the United States, the report said. Iran has rejected European efforts to defuse tensions in the gulf, calling the use of military escorts to protect ships a provocation and rejecting British conditions to resolve the crisis over the seizure of the tanker. Iranian President hassan rouhani said last week that the tanker swap would reduce pressure on Britain. Iran earlier this month seized a swedish-owned, british-flagged oil tanker in the gulf. The move was widely seen as retaliation for the detention of an Iranian oil tanker, the grace 1, in Gibraltar, a British overseas territory. But on Monday, an Iranian government spokesman said Tehran would not be the first to release the tanker in exchange for the grace 1. Iran has also rejected a key British demand for the release of the tanker, the grace 1, that its 2m barrels of oil not be shipped to Syria. British officials say they seized the tanker to enforce an eu oil ban on Syria. Britain on July 29 ruled out an exchange with Iran for the seized tanker, AFP reported on July 29. Britain's foreign secretary, Dominic raab, flatly rejected the idea of exchanging or releasing both tankers to ease tensions. "There was no exchange," raab told BBC radio. "This is not about some kind of barter," he said. It's about international law and the rules of the international legal system being followed." Amikonplc sincerely offer automation spare cards for wordwide clients!!! Quick inquiry ~~ Sales Manager: Leonia Emailbox: sales11@amikon.cn 07KT92 07KT92 GJR5250500R...
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