Iran calls on Britain to release seized oil tanker immediately

Iran calls on Britain to release seized oil tanker immediately

Iran has called upon Britain to immediately release its supertanker seized by British Royal Marines last week.    

According to Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, the legal pretexts for the capture are not valid and the release of tanker is in the interest of all countries.                             

Earlier, Iran also denied that its naval forces intended to stop a British oil tanker in its southern waters.