Iranian authorities say the British oil tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz was in an accident with an Iranian fishing boat and ignored its distress call.

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says that it has captured a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

The leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has condemned the UK for seizing of a tanker carrying Iranian oil.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May holds talks with Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo about an Iranian-owned oil tanker that was illegally seized by British naval forces.

Iranian relief teams have come to the assistance of a disabled foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf.

Political commentator Mohammad Marandi says the United Kingdom’s seizure of a tanker carrying Iranian oil and the Europeans’ reluctance to meet their obligations under the Iran nuclear deal are all rooted in their arrogance.

The US has not saved any effort in pressuring Iran as recently it’s claimed to call off an attack on Iran for shooting down its drone.

A Syrian energy official says a natural gas pipeline has resumed operation after foreign-backed militants attacked it in Homs Province.

Iran has urged the United Kingdom to release an oil supertanker it has seized off the coast of Gibraltar, saying it is “to everyone’s benefit”.

For many, the romantic image which comes to mind at the mention of pirates is one of daringly dashing and swashbuckling sailors of the high seas, with a wooden peg for a leg, braving the inconceivable hazards of the high seas in search of illusive treasures.