Britain wants to de-escalate tensions with Iran: Hunt

London (AFP) – London wants to de-escalate tensions with Tehran, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Saturday following a meeting of the UK’s emergencies committee over Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged ship in the Gulf.

The meeting “reaffirmed UK desire to de-escalate,” Hunt said in a tweet, adding that the ship Stena Impero was seized in Omani waters “in clear contravention of international law.”