Iran denounced as ‘piracy’ the British Royal Marines’ move to seize an Iranian oil tanker while it was passing through international waters in the Strait of Gibraltar. The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Britain’s ambassador to Tehran, Rob Macaire, on Thursday hours after reports emerged that the Iranian vessel had been ...
Britain’s defense secretary said the country’s most advanced military aircraft, the Lightning F-35B, has flown its first missions over Syria and Iraq as part of the ongoing operations allegedly against the ISIL terrorist group. A statement released Tuesday quoted Defense Secretary Penny Mordaunt as saying that the jets’ first operational ...