UK supported US mission to seize Russian-flagged oil tanker, Healey says

Britain provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, Minister of Defense John Healey said on Wednesday.
The US seized the tanker, which was being shadowed by a Russian submarine, on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of Washington's efforts to block Venezuelan oil exports.
Defense Secretary John Healey said the operation targeted a vessel "with a nefarious history" linked to Russian and Iranian sanctions evasion networks.
The Bella-1 tanker, now renamed Marinera, is sanctioned by the U.S. under its counter-Iran sanctions, the British government said.

A MoD statement released earlier in the day said the support was provided "in full compliance with international law."

PARLIAMENT TV / REUTERS

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