Britain’s navy announces it will accompany British ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran seized one of its tankers.
Iran labeled the British move “piracy,” while Britain said it had detained the Iranian ship on suspicion of attempting to supply oil to Syria, in breach of European sanctions.
“The options are limited. It looks like what will happen is effectively a swap of tankers,” said Peter Roberts, Director of Military Sciences at the Royal United Services Institute think tank in London. “I think there would have to be some sort of guarantees that they weren’t able to achieve the first time they had that negotiation. Guarantees to make sure that that oil didn’t go to Syria, but perhaps find a way for that oil to be sold. I think there could be some creativity,” said Sanam Vakil, Senior Research Fellow at London’s Chatham House think tank.The U.S. has slapped sanctions on Iranian oil sales, but a new trading mechanism bypassing the U.S.
A military solution to the impasse is highly unlikely and could dramatically escalate regional tensions.
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