Tehran – Iran Airs Video Of Crew Of Seized British Ship

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    In this photo released by state-run IRIB News Agency, which aired on Monday, July 22, 2019, shows various crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero, that was seized by Tehran in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, during a meeting.  (IRIB News Agency via AP)Tehran – Iran’s state broadcaster has released new video showing for the first time the 23-member crew of the British-flagged ship seized by Iran — an apparent attempt to convey they are safe and unharmed.

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    In the video aired Monday, the Stena Impero crew is seen dressed in red uniforms and seated around a table onboard the vessel as an unidentified Iranian man is heard thanking them for their cooperation. A cameraman is heard telling them not to look at the camera.

    It wasn’t clear if the crew was under duress to take part in the filming.

    Other choreographed shots show a man checking on the ship, the crew sharing a laugh and talking next to a coffee machine inside the ship. The crew’s chefs are seen preparing food. Another video, also released by Iran’s state broadcaster, shows Iran’s flag hoisted on the ship’s bridge.

    The ship was seized Friday in the Strait of Hormuz. None of the crew are British nationals but are mostly Indian and also Filipino, Russian and Latvian nationals.

    A speedboat and a helicopter of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard move around a British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero which was seized on Friday by the Guard, in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas, Sunday, July 21, 2019.(Hasan Shirvani/Mizan News Agency via AP)


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    Geulah
    Geulah
    4 years ago

    The Iron Lady will enlist the Falkland Islands sheep to battle these pirates.

    MayerAlter
    MayerAlter
    4 years ago

    Laugh at her as much as you like but the Iron Lady had guts and stood up for Great Britain and what was right. She would not be dictated to by a lowly band of nobodies. If she were around now the Iranian helicopter would have been blown out of the sky.