The oil tanker is suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria An Iranian official has said a British oil tanker should be seized, if a detained Iranian ship is not released. British Royal Marines helped officials in Gibraltar to seize the super-tanker, Grace 1, on Thursday after it was suspected of carrying oil from Iran to Syria, in breach of EU sanctions. Iran later summoned the British ambassador in Tehran to complain about what it said was a “form of piracy”. Mohsen Rezaei said Iran would respond to bullies “without hesitation”. Mr Rezaei – a member of a council that advises the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei – said, in a tweet: “If Britain does not release the Iranian oil tanker, it is the authorities duty to seize a British oil tanker.” The BBC has been told a team of about 30 marines, from 42 Commando, were flown from the […]