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Theresa May to lead emergency meeting on Persian Gulf security

UK prime minister Theresa May will lead a meeting with the UK government's emergency committee Monday to discuss the security situation in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized a British oil tanker Friday.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized vessel Stena Impero in the Persian Gulf Friday. | Photo: HANDOUT/REUTERS / X80001
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized vessel Stena Impero in the Persian Gulf Friday. | Photo: HANDOUT/REUTERS / X80001
By Alex Morales, Alex Longley and Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg

Prime Minister Theresa May will lead a meeting of the UK government's emergency committee on Monday to discuss the security of shipping in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week.

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