UK wants naval force to stop Iran 'piracy'

By Kylie Maclellan and Michael Georgy
Updated July 23 2019 - 7:38am, first published 7:35am
A video released by Iran shows the crew of the seized tanker Stena Impero to be 'safe and well'.
A video released by Iran shows the crew of the seized tanker Stena Impero to be 'safe and well'.

Britain has called for a European-led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, days after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in what London described as an act of "state piracy" in the strategic waterway.

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