Daily Mail: Military chiefs urge next PM to 'send in the MARINES' to protect ships as Iran taunts UK with footage of moment balaclava-clad commandos abseiled from helicopter and hijacked British tanker in 'tit-for-tat' strike
* The Stena Impero was seized in the Strait of Hormuz at 4pm yesterday by Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces
* British-registered tanker was ordered to turn to the north and was taken into Iranian territorial waters
* Warship HMS Montrose, which was patrolling the Persian Gulf, did a U-turn and raced to help captured ship
* A second vessel, the British-operated Mesdar was seized by Iran but was released after being inspected
* Following an emergency COBRA meeting, Iran was warned it faces 'serious consequences' for their actions
Military chiefs will this week brief Britain’s new Prime Minister on the mounting Iran crisis and tell him: ‘Send in the Marines’.
After the dramatic hijacking of the Stena Impero oil tanker carrying 23 crew by Iranian Special Forces, top brass were last night devising a list of options for a rapid military response.
It is understood they will seek the green light to deploy Royal Marines on British vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to act as a deterrent to further aggression.
The involvement of the elite Iranian troops in the capture of the Stena Impero was broadcast on Iranian state television yesterday.
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Update #1: Iran Latest: Video Shows British Tanker Being Seized (Bloomberg)
Update #2: Dramatic moment Iran seizes Brit oil tanker as balaclava-clad commandos abseil onto deck from helicopter in the Gulf (The SUN)
Update #3: Iran crisis: How a British oil tanker was seized by Iran's balaclava-clad Revolutionary Guards (The Telegraph)
WNU Editor: I expect no opposition (with the exception of Iran) from this U.S. initiative .... US to launch plan for 'free passage' of ships in Iran's waterway (Al Jazeera).
