I'm not sure I get the Brits.
They "hold" the Iranian tanker captured at Gibraltar (at the behest of the US I assume). Why get into it vs letting the US Sixth fleet handle it when you know the Iranians would retaliate and you really can't do much about it.
Iran seizes British tanker in Strait of Hormuz - BBC News
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There will be "serious consequences" if Iran does not release a British-flagged tanker seized in the Gulf, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
The Stena Impero's owners say they have been unable to contact their vessel, which had 23 personnel on board and was "heading north towards Iran".
It was surrounded by four vessels and a helicopter, Mr Hunt said.
A second British-owned Liberian-flagged tanker was boarded by armed guards but is now free to continue its journey.
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