A UK defence minister has rejected claims that the government had “taken its eye off the ball” by allowing a British-flagged tanker to be captured by Iranian forces in the Gulf.
As the UK pondered its next steps following the seizure of the Stena Impero by Iranian forces on Friday, Tobias Ellwood said it was impossible for the Royal Navy to escort every vessel through Gulf waters.
The government has been criticised by a former Royal Navy chief and a leading Conservative MP for failing to take preventive measures to avoid the tanker being seized.
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