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Fragata do RU impede apreensão de petroleiro da BP
July 11, 2019 -
Uma fragata da Royal Navy impediu a tentativa de apreensão de um
petroleiro britânio por navios iranianos no estreito de Ormuz, numa
aparente resposta dente por dente à apreensão de um navio do Irão.
HMS Montrose, a British frigate shadowing the tanker British Heritage, was forced to move between the three boats and the tanker, the UK government said.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied the allegations, saying if it had received orders to seize any ships it would have done so immediately.
The incident came at a time of heightened tensions over Iran's unraveling nuclear agreement with world powers. Iran recently began breaching uranium enrichment limits in response to the Trump administration's withdrawal from the agreement last year and its imposition of sweeping sanctions.