A senior Iranian politician has threatened to seize a British oil tanker if its vessel which was detained off the coast of Gibraltar is not ‘immediately’ released. Mohsen Rezaee, secretary of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council and commander in the Revolutionary Guards, said it was Iran’s ‘duty’ to retaliate after Royal Marines …
Read More »Iran accuses the UK of ‘illegally seizing’ oil tanker in the Mediterranean
Iran has accused the UK of ‘illegally seizing’ one of its oil tankers off the coast of Gibraltar, which British officials said was heading for a refinery in Syria. The British ambassador in Tehran has been summoned to explain the raid on the Grace 1 tanker, which was carried out …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST- British Business – June 27
June 27 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times The former boss of Royal Mail has stepped down from the board of Rio Tinto Plc after less …
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