UK: Iranian involvement to seize tanker off coast of UAE

In the UK, Iranian involvement to capture the Asphalt Princess tanker, which goes under the flag of Panama, off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This reports The Times with reference to its sources.

According to the newspaper, the British special services believe that Iranian military servicemen or their allies can be involved in the incident.

Earlier it was reported that the Asphalt Princess tanker was hijacked by a group of eight or nine people in the Oman Bay. The incident, presumably, occurred at 97 kilometers from Fujaira Province. According to sources, armed people rose on board the vessel, disabled tracking systems and increased it in an unknown direction.

/Media reports.