The Royal Navy has driven off three Iranian vessels which tried to stop a commercial vessel from travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.
The altercation came a day after Iran spoke out against Britain due to the interception of a supertanker believed to be breaching EU sanctions by carrying a shipment of crude oil to Syria.
Hours later on Thursday, Gibraltar Police arrested the captain of the Iranian supertanker after authorities seized documents and electronic devices from the vessel.
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