WASHINGTON – Iran’s seizure of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday further escalated tensions that have been building for weeks in the Middle East.. The tanker seizure ...

A British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero which was seized by the Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Friday is photographed in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Saturday, July 20, 2019.

Armed Iranian boats unsuccessfully tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Wednesday, according to two US officials with direct knowledge of the incident. CNN values your feedback 1.

LONDON – Iranian ships attempted to obstruct a British-flagged commercial oil tanker as it sailed in the Persian Gulf, Britain's Defense Ministry said, a move that comes amid heightened tensions ...

A British oil tanker detained by Iran will soon be released, according to an Iranian maritime official.. The tanker, the Stena Impero, was seized along with its crew by Iran's Revolutionary Guards ...

A British-flagged oil tanker remains in Iranian custody after being seized by the Islamic Republic’s navy in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. The UK government convened an emergency meeting of ...

A file photo of the British Heritage oil tanker, seen here in Turkey in March 2019. It was confronted by Iranian gunboats on Wednesday July 10.

Two weeks ago, British Royal Marines helped seize an Iranian tanker in the Strait of Gibraltar on suspicion that it was carrying oil from Iran to Syria — a violation of European Union sanctions.

Iran announced the capture of one British ship in the narrow Strait of Hormuz today, and US officials say that a second has also been seized. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now ...

LONDON — All crew members of an oil tanker that was stormed by British naval special forces after a group of stowaways threatened violence are “safe and well,” the ship‘s operator ...

BRUSSELS — Iran for the first time tied the British seizure of an Iranian oil tanker to the ailing nuclear deal on Sunday, calling it illegal and a violation of the agreement.

Iranian forces seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, as mounting tensions between Tehran and the West risked further disruption of commercial shipping in the strategically ...