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Iran urges Britain to release vessel detained off Gibraltar

An Iranian oil tanker is at the centre of a growing international dispute.
British marines boarded and detained the ship on Thursday as it was sailing near Gibraltar, a British territory on Spain's south coast.
The UK believes it was violating European Union sanctions by carrying Iranian oil to Syria.
Spain says it was the United States that ordered the vessel be stopped.
Iran condemned what it called an illegal interception.
So what's behind this dramatic move? And as tension increases between the U.S. and Iran, is Europe caught between a rock and a hard place?

Presenter: Imran Khan

Guests:
Hassan Ahmadian - assistant professor of political science at the University of Tehran
Ali Fathollah-Nejad - visiting fellow at the Brookings Doha Center
Jeff Stacey - former U-S State department official under President Barack Obama

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Rickest of Ricks
Rickest of Ricks
2 days ago
Was the Washington guy blinking in morse code? I think he is saying "help my government is full of psychopaths."

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JustAnotherHappyGuy
JustAnotherHappyGuy
1 day ago
Not only do Iranians not trust the U.S. but neither do Americans!

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Shinae Owsley
Shinae Owsley
4 days ago
Don't try to act like yeein know that Britian n the US are BFFs. 😂😂Come on  now don't forget WW2.

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 Bigg Phillips
Bigg Phillips
1 day ago
EU impose sanctions which means no EU countries can sale oil to Syria . Same with UN. If you are not a member then you do not have to abide to their laws. The EU and UN are not elected and cannot dictate law to Sovereign countries

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Randy Hartono
Randy Hartono
3 days ago
Act of Piracy by the Brits.. Act of Kidnapping by Canada 🍁
The Empire Strikes

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 Tim Webb
Tim Webb
1 day ago
The obvious question; what right has Europe to enforce sanctions which are only applicable to its own member states, on other states which are not party to them?
This is piracy; and the Brits built an empire on it.

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solotrekker
solotrekker
1 day ago
Trump may have been visiting the Royal Family but know Pompeo was there setting U.K. straight on our war acts of sanctions and blockade. U.K. submits.

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Biker's for the west M.C.
Biker's for the west M.C.
2 days ago
Good job Royal Marines!
Is Syria having to import Venezuelan oil now, LOL.

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Micky Sanchez
Micky Sanchez
2 days ago
Its seen that the international ocean has a mafia that decides who can use it or not? This is plane sight MAFIA.

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TheSushiraw
TheSushiraw
6 hours ago
BRITISH SOLDIERS taking orders from PENTAGON? 🤣

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Mike Watkinson
Mike Watkinson
3 days ago (edited)
I love how they answered the title's question within a minute. YouTube needs more of that.

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Flying Dutchman
Flying Dutchman
4 days ago
The Country who "hung" the most Pirates became finally the worse Pirates by them Self!
I'm very curious what the worthless UN has to say about this international Maritime Crime!

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 United we Stand
United we Stand
4 days ago (edited)
What a brilliant idea Iran.
You should definitely seize an English oil tanker.
Lol

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 F Z
F Z
3 days ago
“......A contributing factor to this process has been the inability of religious leaders to adhere to the fundamental truths enshrined in each religion. Instead of understanding
the reality of their religions and explaining the
verities of their Faiths to their followers, they
have, in their ignorance, introduced so many dogmas
and man-made interpretations that the light of true

religion has become obscured.


Consequently many intelligent and honest people
have discarded religion altogether and have swelled
the ranks of agnostics and atheists”.





（Adib Taherzadeh, (Baha'i Author)The
Revelation of Baha'u'llah v 4，p. 155）
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 Freddie Batista Jr.
Freddie Batista Jr.
3 days ago (edited)
Sooner or later the bully will get surrounded and taken out with furious vengeance!!!

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 Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas
3 days ago
Aljazeera i think you forgot Yemen crisis.,,

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 Michael Hood
Michael Hood
1 day ago
They should use stealth fighter planes and build large Navy war ships to escort oil ships
And detain all persons boarding the ships and have
Military gun ships escort all tankers


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Chris P Bacon
Chris P Bacon
4 days ago
Britain has gone back to the bad old days of theft and piracy.

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 Douglas Kay
Douglas Kay
2 days ago
Iran is flexible but the U.S.A. must have a war to survive, hence this first move. War is inevitable.

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Pauline Ng
Pauline Ng
3 days ago
Sure iran kept the deal that benefitted greatly and enriched by the corrupt treasous previous administration.

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Ming Yang
Ming Yang
1 day ago
Like a true partner in crimes the U.K. want to go down with the Evil Empire USA. 🤦‍♂️


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Jerzy Ulicki-Rek
Jerzy Ulicki-Rek
22 hours ago
Now I'm just waiting for headline:"IRAN attacked UK..."  :)

Jerzy


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Bria Ijuioji
Bria Ijuioji
4 days ago
OMG I am not journalist and even I know it was Russian oiltanker from russian company who carry Iranian oil ,get your fact right

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 Peter Gadd
Peter Gadd
1 day ago
Right the united gates pulled out of the agreement. What FOR . SIMPLY. Iranian oil.


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Wil Heitbaum
Wil Heitbaum
3 days ago
What happened to the freedom of passage that US and others are insisting on South China Sea.
If Europe and USA dont want the oil thats fine but they dont have the right to stop Iran selling it to those who want it.


This actually give others the right to seize ships that they dont want to go somewhere.
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 Twinings 24
Twinings 24
4 days ago
The Brits pride their intellect,now they are lowly pirates😅drone,oil tanker, probably next world war 3.pathetic

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 cromagxx
cromagxx
1 day ago
Jeff Stacey, you’re totally out of place!... stop improvising and talking soo much pharmaceuitical grade nonsense!


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Mahir Shahriyar
Mahir Shahriyar
4 days ago
British Marines taking orders from the US? WTF?!!😂

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 Marvin Sannes
Marvin Sannes
19 hours ago
Israel will strike a match.  Fire a missile into a US ship, or shoot down a US plane with an Iranian shell.  "By deception thou shalt do war." - Mossad


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Ed Milton
Ed Milton
1 day ago
Sanctions are an illegal act of war.  Violates International Law on every level -- Piracy.


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tonyjob
tonyjob
15 hours ago
The prince of IRAN is NOT as strong as the prince of AMERICA. THING WHO IS looser here. Ups 😱😱


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51vvince
51vvince
1 day ago
i have to admit the washington yanks are getting better and better at HIDING THE STRINGS on their spokespeople


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Eleanor Bell
Eleanor Bell
4 days ago
Stealing the ship of a sovereign nation is a super highway to start a war.

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 Alex Matibag
Alex Matibag
1 day ago (edited)
accusing everything that they already guilty of.
Big Apple Bully!


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Lee Nabil
Lee Nabil
4 days ago
On this one E.U will definitely cut any ties with Iran, so will IRAN.
Sif@ouli__DjBoOty

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mouhamed bouhawel
mouhamed bouhawel
1 day ago
ohhh.avoiding the Suez CANAL it seems to you~?! what a nice way to say dont want to pay tax charge to pass it in the first place! $$$


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Edgar Ochoa Palma
Edgar Ochoa Palma
2 days ago
I defenetly believe ww3 will come. I hope China and Russia support Iran. This was an Illegal seizure.


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Jon S
Jon S
1 day ago
It’s the gig-economy: UK tells what US asks it to do. The payment is the spoils in Iran war


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Michael Mccluskey
Michael Mccluskey
1 day ago
At 7:20ish he say the Trump administration started this whole mess.... how by having a drone shot down in international air space.... does this guy work for CNN?


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Joe Morales
Joe Morales
1 day ago
FAIL. MEN OF COURAGE WOULD HAVE SCUTTLED THE SHIP RATHER THAN LET IT BE SEIZED BY THE ENEMY. BRIT HOMOS SHUD HAVE THEIR WAY W/ THEM.