Iran Seizure of a British Tanker. More than Tit for Tat. Towards a War Scenario?

Iran Seizure of a British Tanker. More than Tit for Tat. Towards a War Scenario?

The British-flagged tanker “Steno Impero”, heading for Saudi Arabia, was seized on Friday, 19 July 2019, by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in the Strait of Hormuz, after it rammed an Iranian fishing boat, whose distress call it ignored. The tanker was taken to an Iranian port, because it was not complying with “international…