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TEHRAN Secretary of Iran's Guardian Council Ahmad Jannati praised the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for seizing British oil tanker, Stena Impero, for violating rules in the Persian Gulf, saying that the move displayed adversaries are not able to confront Tehran.

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is in excellent conditions in West Asia, considering honor and power, and the recent events showed how enemies are unable to confront Iran," Jannati said, addressing a Guardian Council meeting in Tehran on Wednesday.

"Today, the IRGC is like a thorn in the eyes of enemies and with the recent incidents, the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia and other enemies of the Iranian nation understood that Iran's response to any of their bullying will be decisive and rapid and will make them regret," he added.

The IRGC's Navy impounded, British oil tanker, Stena Impero, on Friday when it was passing through the Strait of Hormuz en route to Saudi Arabia "for failing to respect international maritime rules.














The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the illegal move of London and described it as tantamount to piracy. Tehran accused the UK of doing Washington's bidding and helping the US attempt to stifle the Islamic Republic's oil exports, rejecting London's claim that the supertanker was carrying crude for Syria.

The attorney general announced on Friday that Gibraltar's supreme court has ruled that the Iranian tanker seized by Britain's Royal Marines can be detained for 30 more days. The court's decision came a day after a senior Gibraltar's official described as constructive talks with Iran, raising hopes that the tanker would be released imminently.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has slammed Britain's illegal seizure of the oil tanker, warning London of a pending response to the seizure of the supertanker that he referred to as a case of "piracy".



Source: Fars News Agency