It follows a spate of incidents β including the seizure of ships β between Iran and Western powers, in particular Britain and the U. He also dismissed U. Tehran and Washington have been locked in a battle of nerves since last year when Trump withdrew the U. Drones have been downed and tankers seized by Iranian authorities or mysteriously attacked in Gulf waters, while Britain has detained an Iranian tanker off Gibraltar. In response to such incidents, the U. Last month Britain, while still led by former prime minister May, proposed a European-led maritime protection force.
But both plans struggled to find partners, with European countries believed to be reluctant to be dragged into a conflict. Meanwhile the U. It imposed sanctions against Zarif on Wednesday β under the same sanctions already applied to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei β targeting any assets he has in America and squeezing his ability to travel.
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