*LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Iran of seriousconsequences over seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Gulf.*
Talking to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, British foreignsecretary said Iran was choosing a dangerous path of illegal anddestabilising behaviour.
Hunt expressed his disappointment in a phone call with his Iraniancounterpart following the seizure of the British oil tanker.
Oil Tanker Stena Impero was surrounded in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran said the vessel was violating international maritime rules.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif told Hunt the ship must now go through alegal process.
Another British-owned tanker, the MV Mesdar, was also boarded by armedguards but was later released.
