UK鈥檚 capture of Iranian oil tanker won鈥檛 be 鈥榰nanswered鈥�: military official

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The British Royal Marines captured Grace 1 off the coast of Gibraltar. (AFP)
  • Iranian armed forces chief of staff said Britain captured the tanker on 鈥渇abricated excuses鈥�
  • The tanker is accused of shipping oil to Syria

DUBAI: Britain鈥檚 seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off Gibraltar last week will not be 鈥渦nanswered,鈥� Iran鈥檚 armed forces chief of staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, said on Tuesday, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
鈥淐apture of the Iranian oil tanker based on fabricated excuses ... will not be unanswered and when necessary Tehran will give appropriate answer,鈥� Bagheri said.
British Royal Marines boarded the ship, Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar on Thursday and seized it over accusations it was breaking sanctions by taking oil to Syria.

Topics: Iran Gibraltar Iranian tanker