Iran says its seizure of British ship a `reciprocal` move
(WorldNews Business)

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - A powerful council in Iran said Saturday the country`s seizure of a British oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz was in response to Britain`s role in impounding an Iranian supertanker two weeks earlier. Spokesman of Iran`s Guardian Council, Abbas Ali Kadkhodaei, was quoted in the semi-official Fars news agency saying `the rule of reciprocal action is well-known in international law` and that Iran`s moves to `confront the illegitimate economic war and seizure of oil tankers is an instance of this rule and is based on international rights.` The council rarely comments on state matters, but when it does it is seen as a reflection of the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali...