In a statement after the ministerial COBRA meeting, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that Iran sees the seizing of tankers in the Strait of Hormuz as a “tit-for-tat situation,” following the detention in Gibraltar of the Iranian tanker Grace 1.
Hunt said in the statement he had a “fairly long conversation” with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
“Our priority continues to be to find a way to de-escalate the situation. That’s why I reached out to the Iranian foreign minister, that’s why due process in Gibraltar continues. But, we need to see due process happening in Iran as well. We need to see the illegal seizing of a British-flagged vessel reversed, we need that ship released, and we continue to be very concerned about the safety and welfare of the 23 crew members,” he continued.
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