Britain is urgently speaking to parties across the globe about Iran's recent announcement which indicates that it will abandon limitations on enriching uranium which is extremely concerning, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday.

Britain alarmed by Iran nuclear announcement: PM Boris Johnson's spokesman

The captain of an Iranian tanker seized in Gibraltar, provoking a diplomatic crisis between Tehran and London, has accused Royal Marines of unnecessary "brute force" when detaining the ship, the BBC reported Tuesday.

Captain of Iranian tanker seized in Gibraltar accuses Royal Marines of 'brute force'

Britain deployed destroyer HMS Duncan to the Gulf to replace HMS Montrose on Friday (July 12), maintaining a continuous presence there during a time of heightened tension in the region. The warship sailed through Turkey's Bosphorus river on its way to the Persian Gulf. Relations between Tehran and the West have been increasingly strained after Britain seized an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar and London said HMS Montrose had to fend off Iranian vessels which sought to block a British-owned tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

Britain deploys HMS Duncan to Gulf amid Iran tensions

The Pentagon said on Thursday it was discussing military escorts for vessels in the Gulf, one day after armed Iranian boats threatened a British oil tanker. The White House's nominee to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said Washington was attempting to put together a coalition "in terms of providing military escort, naval escort to commercial shipping.

Attempting coalition military, naval escort for commercial ships in the Gulf: Pentagon

Oil prices rose on Friday as US oil producers in the Gulf of Mexico cut more than half their output in the face of a tropical storm and as tensions continued in the Middle East.

Oil prices rise over Storm Barry, Middle East tensions

A rise in tensions in the Middle East owing to US pressure on Iran is worrying and all parties need to exercise restraint, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian media ahead of a visit to the country.

China's Xi says Iran tensions worrying, calls for restraint

US Secretary of State makes unannounced trip to Iraq to discuss tensions with Iran. Watch full video to know more.

Secretary of State Pompeo Makes Surprise Trip to Iraq

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