UPDATE 2-UK will not escort all its ships near Iran, does not want to escalate tensions -source
Britain does not intend to
escort every British-flagged merchant vessel through the Strait
of Hormuz, a security source said on Thursday, after a Royal
Navy warship had to stop three Iranian vessels from blocking the
passage of a BP-operated tanker.
escort every British-flagged merchant vessel through the Strait
of Hormuz, a security source said on Thursday, after a Royal
Navy warship had to stop three Iranian vessels from blocking the
passage of a BP-operated tanker.
Posted by Reuters
