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Iran warned of 'serious consequences' over seizure of UK oil tanker

20/07/2019 GMT

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UK foreign secretary warns of "serious consequences" if Iran does not release tanker

The UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Iran will face "serious consequences" if it does not release a British-flagged tanker which was taken in the Strait of Hormuz.

And, Guatemala thwarts President's Trumps effort to outsource immigration there. What what could be the solution to the US's headache?

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Matina Stevis-Gridneff, European Union correspondent for the New York Times, and journalist and author Mihir Bose.

(Picture: the flag of Iran is waved at a protest rally. A coalition of groups objected to U.S. policy towards Iran. Credit: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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