Saudi minister says Iran's actions are unacceptable
The minister urged the international community to take action to deter such "unacceptable" behavior.
Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al Jubeir affairs on Sunday condemned Iran's seizure of a British flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and urged the international community to take action to deter such "unacceptable" behavior.
"Any attack on the freedom of navigation is a violation of international law," Adel Al Jubeir said in a Twitter post.
"Iran must realize its acts of intercepting ships, including most recently the British ship, is completely unacceptable. The world community must take action to deter such behavior," he added.
Adel Aljubeir عادل الجبير✔@AdelAljubeir
Any attack on the freedom of navigation is a violation of international law. Iran must realize that its acts of intercepting ships, including most recently the British ship, are completely unacceptable. The world community must take actions to deter such behavior
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Iran said on Friday it had seized Britain's Stena Impero tanker, which had been heading to a port in Saudi Arabia and suddenly changed course after passing through the strait at the mouth of the Gulf.
/ Source: KhaleejTimes
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