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Khamenei warns UK's seizure of Iran tanker will not go unanswered

Following the UK's seizure of an Iranian supertanker at the Strait of Gibraltar due to suspicion of its oil cargo having been bound for a Syrian refinery, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vows to retaliate to the UK's vessel seizure, which Khamenei calls "piracy".
Photo: HO/AFP / KHAMENEI.IR
Photo: HO/AFP / KHAMENEI.IR
BY BLOOMBERG NEWS, GOLNAR MOTEVALLI

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the UK's seizure of an Iranian oil tanker this month was an act of piracy, warning that it will not be left unanswered by the Islamic Republic.

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