U.K. warship warned Iranian military against seizing tanker in recording

A recording has surfaced of radio messages between an Iranian military commander and a U.K. warship just minutes before the capture of a British tanker in the Persian Gulf.
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[@eslamalipour4682]

Iran: release our ship, that's piracy. UK: no it is not. Iran: OK then i'm going to do the same. UK: no you can not. that's piracy.

[@ojsimps701]

Funny

[@aczjbr]

dumb!

[@dritanbakiaj6810]

eslam alipour international rules morons.

[@eslamalipour4682]

@@dritanbakiaj6810 international rules applies to everyone not only for Iran.

[@3TYKX]

Boris Johnson: the UK won't join Trump in military action against Iran. Iran: hold that thought.

[@Winter_Jasmine]

What is the UK warship doing in Iranian Water anyway????????

[@spicymemesauce8587]

Sir if you don't know what international waters is go back to elementary school I'm 12 and even i know

[@baronvonwolf1457]

They are there probably to protect their shipping in one of the busiest shipping routes in the world. Considering how often Iran threatens shipping in the gulf it isn't no surprise.

[@dgdfgfnh968]

uk gave the green light to let the tanker go while it was in British territory if iran promised to not let it go to syria which is against int law.iran just kidnapped a british tanker full of people that are not british.

[@Winter_Jasmine]

Just happened last month, the US drone was flying over the Iranian Airspace & shot down by Iran!

[@davidsalcido383]

Diaz Miller: “Good Shot Iran 🇮🇷!!!” Kentucky windage never fails!!!” Didn’t know Iranians 🇮🇷 knew how to use it!!!”

[@skybluesam5676]

this is worrying .... VERY worrying from a personal perspective. I fear one of my recent ebay purchases from Malaysia may have been aboard that cargo ship!

[@haywood3874]

Travis Simpleton it’s an oil ship lol not a cargo ship 😂

[@VIAGRA465]

Can the west get along with any body else?

[@dritanbakiaj6810]

Cave Man dictators don't like the law.in the west they go in jail.

[@VIAGRA465]

Dritan Bakiaj : the law in the west allowed cops carrying guns so they can brutally beat people. They called that human rights

[@WeiPan88]

Made no mention of the Iranian super tanker UK seized !!

[@BlackEpyon]

Yeah she did.

[@BlackEpyon]

@Blob B Makes sense.

[@31u]

Let the Bombs start Dropping

[@kurikoweiber5926]

What a joke...the british tanker was off course. The british government knew it too.

[@SunsMIA]

The Mayan’s were 7yrs off.

[@fliteskinaeroscale5222]

good one! so the britts are not the only ones seizing tankers now?

[@davidsalcido383]

J Gutierrez: “Viva Iran 🇮🇷!!!! Psst: Want to sell (Slightly used) 🇬🇧 UK oil tankers? 🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥

[@Bea-Alfonso]

🇮🇷👍🏼

[@monsieurfortuna9952]

Iran should stop being so evil!

[@dmechanic3782]

Iranian so aggressive owning the international water let the western country give them a good WAR they never forget ...

[@John-hj6ed]

Even the Bible (OT) redognizes "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" so...why not "a tanker for a tanker...??)

[@davidsalcido383]

John “Amen!!!”

[@MrKoko6262]

Now UK is advanced fighter for US and Isreal

[@davidsalcido383]

Lan Tin: “Pirating oil tankers for 🇺🇸 heap bad business Limies 🇬🇧!!!”🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧🔥🇬🇧

[@nb3627]

Cheers to Iran go for it.

[@davidrussell4083]

They won't be cheering when all this settles You're encouraging them to commit suicide

[@-suphur]

@@davidrussell4083 This is all a ruse in order for the US and their lackies to wage war on the last puzzle piece in the middle east. Wake up.

[@davidrussell4083]

@@-suphur Of course Iran will never have nuclear weapons and any sane person agrees they should not

[@-suphur]

@@davidrussell4083 None of them in that region should have them.

[@davidrussell4083]

@@-suphur That''s the whole issue If Iran produces them Saudi Arabia will buy them from Pakistan and the doomsday clock will start ticking

[@mrkhan-dk1mu]

I am laughing my head off. British wars ships warn iran. And still they captured ship

[@bigbirdearnest6752]

That's a dam shame tgey should have shot the chopper out the sky

[@bigbirdearnest6752]

That's humiliating to a Couuntry that had a warship close it should have put the chopper on notice or out the sky into there gulf. That's all and the ship could have stayed on course The Iranians would have been to busy fishing there commandos out The sea and they could have targeted the rest of them with CIWS or some cheap missiles or whatever they carry they should have used the Searam on that Chopper it would have been acbig ball of fire.

[@lufcEngland7]

So funny Mr Khan. Now where is my takeaway? :)

[@Hannan_1325]

What warning, hahaha. The iran treated UK exactly the same way that china is treating you, and that is punching in your gutts.

[@Baffi_]

Iran is retaliating to the UK seizing their ship which just happened very recently. Then CBC along with every other pro war propaganda outlet is going to repeat this half truth to fool uneducated, uninformed westerners into supporting more attacks

[@Hannan_1325]

@@Baffi_ Totally agree with you. Last time I checked those were EU sanctions on syria and Iran is not an EU member. So the sanctions don't work on Iran legally. This leads to only one conclusion. UK captured the iranian vessel in a piracy act.

[@davj1481]

I noticed I didn't grab no American ship cuz they know what will happen.

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

@@davj1481 american also didnot had guts to take iranian ship and it wsas uk which captured iranian ship

[@BaBaDoo0]

@@davj1481 nothing

[@TwiceStruck]

I Totally Agree, jack an Iranian ship and its another day at the office, jack British ship and its suddenly Hell on the high seas

[@3TYKX]

Yeah. Cause the UK and Iran are not equal in status, power, threats, and islamic extremism.

[@malcpollitt2698]

Hessley Laurent Sanction busting (Iran) V British flagged ship in INTERNATIONAL waters ... Spot the difference

[@amey24xxx33]

UK playing with fire, now trying to descalising the tension.

[@ahoomun4848]

I would caution Iran against challenging Britain at sea, historically that doesnt go well

[@ayushkumar-bg1xf]

historically mongols ate china alive but that doesnot mean china should be afraid of mongols . same for uk which got destroyed by vikings

[@kylerobinson8913]

Keyword is historically...

[@willdedill]

@@ayushkumar-bg1xf I don't know what Ahoo Mun is on mate lol

[@sshep86]

UK got destroyed by vikings? I'm going to ignore the fact that the UK didn't even exist when vikings did, but when exactly did the vikings destroy the UK? Harald Hardrada claimed the throne of England for a bit (a few months) but thats about it, he was slaughtered in battle at Stamford Bridge, subsequently ending the age of vikings. The vikings invasion of England was hardly a success, in fact it was the English that brought an end to their age. I think someone needs to go back and study primary school History again.

[@Movieesmak]

از نظر تاریخی ایرانیا اولین کسایی بودن که قانون و کشتی سازی و دریانوردی و به وجود اوردن

[@BlackEpyon]

Go 360 degrees, and you'll be safe... Okay, maintaining present course.

[@mathislove3722]

He said "alter your course to 360 degrees". That's a bearing and it means north on the compass.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@mathislove3722 Could have also said "0 degrees," but that "to" is important not to miss.

[@mathislove3722]

@@BlackEpyon No, expressing the North on compass as 360 degrees is the standard term and the communication is quite clear for anyone who is familiar with navigation.

[@BlackEpyon]

@@mathislove3722 I see. Thank you for correcting my ignorance.

[@mathislove3722]

@@BlackEpyon You're welcome

[@z9944x]

WHEN I EAT FRENCH FRIES,I DIPP THEM IN A BLEND OF MAYO AND PEPPER ! ITS SOOO GOOD !

[@travismiller89]

This has absolutely nothing to do with this controversial and polarizing topic. People need to be more serious about international relations. But I liked the comment anyway because...it's true.

[@z9944x]

@@travismiller89 you have to try it ! ! Just make sure your Mayo is Real Mayo Hellemann's ... And for the pepper , I use whatever I have ...Grinded, grounded or regular pepper...

[@Curi0u50ne]

Tea-ran ...?! N V Senna is Swiss why the Union Jack 🇬🇧?!?!

[@ninemilesgtrplayer]

There was a UK war ship there and they let the Iranians seize the tanker anyway?

[@discodave8412]

An hour away apparently

[@jayetebari2645]

when you lessen to us that is what will happen and now no ship of you has the courage to pass the striate of hormoz take you 2 warship and go home and let our tanker free and we will let your tankers go home don't lessen to bolondy is gonna be like afganstan 100 times worsear

[@alistairrazi7303]

Trump threw Canada and Britain under the bus. That's how America First look like.

[@cgbspender6923]

@darryl runnels Screw NATO and screw the military industrial complex.

[@Blitznstitch2]

Uhhh so British tanker hit a fishing boat? British tanker took an Iran ship? Iran retaliate? WTF I'm confused

[@jaeger9654]

British take Iranian oil tanker first then Iran did this to brits

[@rickycartel2149]

Iran is going to have to walk that walk they verbally been blabbering(remember, Iran leader threatened 2 weeks ago, "If Iran can export oil, nobody can export oil") or do that pansy role character of showing the world..."I didn't mean that...don't hirt me, ple.e.eas.s.s.e". Sit back and watch the show. As well as the media trying to blame Trump on this one too...even thought it's the British Navy/Military/British oil tanker(oh, remember the 1981 Falkland Island War(frist electronic war in history)). Don't push Queen Elizabeth II. I REMAIN, BILLY THE KID

[@noah5555]

1:1 that sounds fair

[@manuelcvaz]

The pirates at service for the queen are complaining about piracy.

[@ojsimps701]

Send in some trumpf and tanning pills if he's to busy with his comb over I'm sure we can spare our finest bojo

[@Melvorgazh]

Attack Northrop Grumann and Lokheed HQs then there is peace in the World! Also don't forget General Dynamics

[@johnthesavage7680]

A four minute segment on CBCnews where I couldn’t tell the host or journalist’s political biases, and actual informative reporting, Way to Go guys!! Could there be hope that journalism isn’t dead in your organization yet?? Probably not, but this wasn’t too bad considering

[@inkbold8511]

Lmao its do as i say not as i do. Finest example.

[@sethlewis9195]

Weak UK always stands down

[@tintbuzz]

The UK is looking weak now and Iran shows strength

[@afghanistanthesatankillers2895]

Easy to solve it for now . Give me mine and take yours.

[@willdedill]

Iran just part-exchanged its old banger Hyundai with a spanking brand new Land Rover Discovery a creme de la creme when it comes to First Class Seaborne Solutions, a state of art technology tanker LOL that's good deal Iran lol

[@reza.babakan]

Why do not showing all massages , warning Britishs of their life?!

[@theiralltheway5554]

Patrol boat vs destroyer....... Man the difference is to huge

[@larrysheppard8433]

The Brits missed a great chance to send a bunch of rogue muslims to meet muhammad.

[@nunjun2]

gumby

[@cb250nighthawk3]

UK! This is the last warning! Cease and decease ( pun intended) your erroneous ways or face the dire consequences. All cards are open on the table!

[@malcpollitt2698]

Look up british naval history , I've attempted to look up Irans , and I see nothing to worry the British

[@a.i.dimmer4616]

on a lighter note,this reporter is pretty

[@kingidris9281]

We love Iran Allah is on your side Iran ✊💙🌎🕋

[@markrobinson5774]

The Canadian Navy the Royal Navy of England Australia Navy. The USA Navy should be in the Stranger by the Middle East and the Chinese sea.

[@davidrussell4083]

CBC would be cheerleading for Iran but there is an election in October

[@1995texasaggie]

I like F@1TH G0LDY

[@davj1481]

All you got to do is put two squadrons SAS military personnel on the ships. they know exactly how to handle those types of situations.

[@BaBaDoo0]

Wont help

[@HTeo-og1lg]

If this were a Football match, then the score in the 1st half thus far : U.K. 1: 1 Iran. Will UK's coach (Trumpard) send in "fresh legs" to tilt the stalemate soon? Or has he already made plans to leave the team as soon as the game ends?? 😂😂😂

[@jonathanallen9596]

Did she just say the ship was ordered to change direction by turning 360°

[@gurbindersekhon8240]

😂😂😂 I think that means moving in the same direction

[@kiedranFan2035]

Why doesent this tanker have weapons, to slaughter anyone that boards it?

[@ChrisRyann1]

It would become a war ship and no one would insure it for a start. Then there a hundred other reasons that you would need to have half a brain to understand.

[@markg7508]

Iran’s revolutionary guard doesn’t have high def? Ease the sanctions for the sake of my eyes

[@KalamKhan-cq3jq]

What a Joke is being said by the UK

[@raza5870]

this news so boring everyone knows what happened, eye for an eye baby

[@howso5302]

why UK did not fired its missle anyway.

[@davidtaggart3692]

5 Iranians in a Zodiac took over an Oil Tanker longer then 2 football fields. I don't think so.

[@garymajor7020]

UKs warship should of blew all the Iranian ships out of the water Chicken BRITS as always!

[@dansmith1045]

Gary Major the warship was an hour away escorting another ship.

[@richiesquest3283]

@Gary Major The British have had more wars than any other nation on earth and also had the biggest empire the world has ever seen.

[@deltadawn9512]

*ALL THIS IS PROPHESIED IN THE WORD OF GOD, ITS YOUR SWORD PPL "TRUTH" READ YOUR BIBLE, BELIEVE ON THE HOLY NAME OF JESUS AND BE SAVED THY IN THY HOUSEHOLD ACTS **16:31*