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Poland urges Iran to release British-flagged tanker

21.07.2019 11:03
Poland has called on Iran to release a British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf.
A handout image grab taken from a video provided by Irans Revolutionary Guard official website Sepah News on 20 July 2019, reportedly showing Revolutionary Guard Corps boarding the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. 19 July 2019.
A handout image grab taken from a video provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard official website Sepah News on 20 July 2019, reportedly showing Revolutionary Guard Corps boarding the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz. 19 July 2019.EPA/SEPAH NEWS HANDOUT

The Stena Impero tanker was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Friday in a key shipping route, raising international tensions.

The Polish foreign ministry said in a statement on its website: “In the aftermath of the recent incidents with harassment and interception of tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Poland calls on Iran to respect international norms of freedom of navigation‎ and to release the British ship without any delay.”

The ministry added: “We are deeply concerned that tensions in the Persian Gulf pose [a] direct threat to the security and safety of maritime and air traffic, global energy supply, as well as to the broader security and stability in the Middle East.”

(pk)

Source: gov.pl