A Royal Navy ship has intervened to protect a British oil tanker near the Gulf from Iranian boats, according to the Ministry of Defence.
The MoD says HMS Montrose drove off three boats which had approached the British Heritage tanker, and issued verbal warnings.
Tehran denies any attempt to seize the tanker close to the Strait of Hormuz.
Last week British Royal Marines assisted authorities in Gibraltar in seizing an Iranian tanker suspected of breaching EU sanctions.
Foreign affairs analyst Tim Marshall says the Navy will have been prepared for incidents like this.
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The MoD says HMS Montrose drove off three boats which had approached the British Heritage tanker, and issued verbal warnings.
Tehran denies any attempt to seize the tanker close to the Strait of Hormuz.
Last week British Royal Marines assisted authorities in Gibraltar in seizing an Iranian tanker suspected of breaching EU sanctions.
Foreign affairs analyst Tim Marshall says the Navy will have been prepared for incidents like this.
IN: "The British..
OUT: ...the line."
DUR: 13 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0711gulf-marshall1.mp3