Iran links British seizure of oil tanker to ailing nuclear deal | World News, The Indian Express

Iran links British seizure of oil tanker to ailing nuclear deal | World News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |Brussels |Published: July 29, 2019 10:15:50 am

Iran links British seizure of oil tanker to ailing nuclear deal

By making that link, Iran appeared to be trying to press the Europeans to make good on the promised financial benefits of the 2015 agreement known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.

In an undated image made from video provided by Stena Bulk, the British oil tanker Stena Imperio at sea. Iran said on July 19, 2019, that it had seized the tanker in the Persian Gulf, and the tanker’s owner said it had lost contact with the vessel as it appeared to be heading toward Iran. (Stena Bulk via The New York Times).

By Steven Erlanger