Iran tanker seizure linked to earlier act by UK marines
(World News UK)

LONDON (AP) - Taken on its own, Iran`s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz may seem like a brazen act of aggression, a provocative poke in the nose to both Britain and its ally, the United States. But Iran seems to view the armed takeover of the Stena Impero as a carefully calibrated response to the July 4 taking of an Iranian supertanker off the coast of Gibraltar, an operation in which Britain`s Royal Marines played a major role. Though the official reasons for the takeovers differ, it`s fairly clear now that the seizure of the British vessel may give Tehran more leverage to get its own ship back....