Theresa May will chair a meeting of the government’s emergency committee Cobra today after Iran “illegally” seized a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
She is expected to receive updates from ministers and officials on the situation, and will discuss the maintenance of the security of shipping in the region.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will also update the House of Commons on the situation, amid reports that ministers are considering freezing Iranian regime assets.
He is expected to tell MPs what further measures the government will take, but could face criticism from all sides of the Commons after it was claimed ministers “dropped the ball” over the issue.
On Sunday, new audio was released of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and the Royal Navy both giving instructions to the Stena Impero before it was seized by Tehran.
