UK supported US mission to seize Russian-flagged oil tanker, Healey says

The Manila Times

UK supported US mission to seize Russian-flagged oil tanker, Healey says  Britain provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic, Minister of Defense John Healey said on Wednesday. The US seized the tanker, which was being shadowed by a Russian submarine, on Wednesday, after pursuing it for more than two weeks across the Atlantic as part of Washington's efforts to block Venezuelan oil exports. Defense Secretary John Healey said the operation targeted a vessel "with a nefarious history" linked to Russian and Iranian sanctions evasion networks. The Bella-1 tanker, now renamed Marinera, is sanctioned by the U.S. under its counter-Iran sanctions, the British government said.  A MoD statement released earlier in the day said the support was provided "in full compliance with international law."  PARLIAMENT TV / REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #themanilatimes #tmtnews #worldnews

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00:00Today the US conducted a military operation to intercept the motor vessel

00:04Bella One in the North Atlantic on its way to Russia. The UK, at the request of

00:12the US, supported this operation as part of global efforts to crack down on

00:17sanctions busting and shadow shipping activity. This work is now more advanced

00:23than ever, he said. The Bella One was falsely flagged. It was falsely flagged and

00:30subject to US counter-Iran sanctions. The vessel refused to comply with the US's

00:38exercise of its sanctions jurisdiction on the 20th of December, after which the US

00:44Coast Guard vessel Monroe pursued the ship across the Atlantic. This is a sanctioned,

00:52stateless vessel, which carries a long history of nefarious activity and shares

00:58close links with both Iran and Russia. The finality of that will depend on the...

01:08Following a request from the US, I authorised the use of UK bases and the

01:13deployment of Royal Navy and RAF assets to support the operation, including airborne

01:20Russian surveillance and the RFA ship Tide Force. This was a US operation. No UK

01:28personnel took part in the boarding. I just say to the Honourable Gentleman this, whilst he

01:33welcomes our support for efforts... The US's enforcement action was based upon counter-Iran

01:40sanctions aimed at stopping Iran from fuelling instability through the profits of illegal oil

01:47sales. The UK supported this action to achieve three objectives.

01:53First, to enforce counter-Iran sanctions. Second, to tackle the global security threat posed

02:00by expanding shadowy maritime activity. And third, to reinforce British homeland defence and

02:07security in this era of rising threats.

02:22direction, to tackle the central are the twostr kidneys of the country in the

02:25region. How important is the price to ensure 22hP in the nation in the

02:28region?

02:29Good luck.

02:30Let's see.

02:31Let's try to wait.

02:32Let's try to wait.

02:33As you can see in the region.

02:35That is why I'm supposed to be the leader of the country.

02:39To the country, let's try to be the leader of the country.

02:44The country, I think that's the number of the country.

02:47For those countries, I think that they have one of the countries to

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