Tensions between Europe and Iran are rising after Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker transiting through the Persian Gulf in mid-July.
Iran's move was in retaliation to the UK's seizure of an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar earlier in the month, on grounds that it was violating EU sanctions on Syria.
The UK has called for a European naval force to protect international shipping through the Persian Gulf, which Tehran has branded a provocation.
The spat ove...
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Already a member? Login hereLuigi Scazziere is a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in London, working on European foreign and security policy, focusing on the EU’s neighbourhood, migration, and transatlantic relations.
Luigi Scazziere is a research fellow at the Centre for European Reform in London, working on European foreign and security policy, focusing on the EU’s neighbourhood, migration, and transatlantic relations.