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July 12, 2019

Britain Accuses Iran of Blocking Tanker's Passage Through Strait of Hormuz
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In the Persian Gulf, tensions are running high after Britain's
government accused Iran's Navy of unsuccessfully trying to block passage
of a British commercial ship through the Strait of Hormuz-a charge Iran
denies. British authorities say the Iranian warships were stopped only
after a U.K. navy vessel issued "verbal warnings." This comes after
police in Gibraltar say they arrested the captain and chief officer of a
detained Iranian oil tanker accused of violating European Union
sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.


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