British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt told his Iranian counterpart Saturday that a tanker held by Gibraltar would be released if Tehran guaranteed it was not violating EU sanctions by heading to Syria.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif travelled to New York on Saturday to a United Nations conference, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported, amid rising tension between Washington and Tehran.
The high-profile trial of former Tehran Mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi on charges that he killed his second wife has started, Iranian media reported.
The latest monthly report by OPEC says Iran's oil output in June has dropped by 142,000 barrels per day compared to previous month and reached 2,225,000 barrels.
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hizballah movement, says the United States has been attempting to open communications with his group despite imposing new sanctions against its leaders.
Tehran's Friday Prayer Imam tells Britain to be ready for hard slap from Iran in response to seizure of an oil tanker.
Gibraltar police said on Friday that all four crew members of the Iranian Grace 1 tanker have been released on bail without charge after it was detained last week on suspicion of breaking European sanctions by taking oil to Syria.
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a proposal that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to take military action against Iran. Meanwhile Trump has issued another warning to Iran.
Britain is not seeking to escalate the situation with Iran, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Friday, as tensions continue between London and Tehran over a seized Iranian tanker and the passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
Bahrain said on Friday it "strongly condemned" what it called an Iranian attempt to intercept a British tanker in the Gulf, according to a statement from its foreign ministry.
The United Kingdom will be sending the destroyer HMS Duncan to the Persian Gulf, according to Sky News.
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