A rigid-hulled inflatable boat passes the HMS Mersey, a U.K. Royal Navy patrol ship, during its mission to support the Border Force and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s response to the recent increase in migrant crossings in the English Channel off the coast of Dover, U.K., Jan. 2019(Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg)

U.K. Navy Intervenes After Iran Tries to Stop British Oil Tanker

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(Bloomberg) -- The British navy intervened to stop Iran from blocking a commercial oil tanker leaving the Persian Gulf, heightening friction just as European nations scramble to salvage a landmark ...