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An officer with Iranian Revolutionary Guard told the Stena Impero tanker that "If you obey, you’ll be safe" and demanded it change course​ last Friday​, according to an audio recording released Sunday by maritime security group Dryad Global.
"Alter your course to 360 degrees immediately, over," the ​Iranian ​officer ​said.
​A British naval officer aboard the HMS Montrose, a frigate that was patrolling in the area around the strait, warns the Iranian forces of the consequences of their actions.
"Please confirm that you are not intending to violate international law by unlawfully attempting to board," the ​Brit said, also telling the tanker that it must be able to proceed unimpeded​ in the international waterway​.
"Sir, I reiterate that as you are conducting transit passage in a recognized international strait, under international law your passage must not be impaired, intruded, obstructed or hampered," the British officer​ said​.
T​he Iranian patrol boat responds by saying it wants to stop the tanker for a security inspection. ​
​"​No challenge is intended, no challenge is intended. I want to inspect the ship for security reasons​," the officer said.​
​The Iranian Revolutionary Guard released video on Saturday showing commandos carrying machine guns and wearing face masks rappelling fro​m a helicopter to the deck of the Stena Impero.
​UK officials said the HMS Montrose was about an hour away from ​tanker ‐ too far to intervene.
I​ran said commandeering the ship was in retaliation for Britannia’s seizure of an Iranian tanker off the coast of Gibraltar on July 4.