Iran cleric says U.K. will be 'slapped in the face' for seizure of its tanker: TV
![](https://r58b8e.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/worldnewsdyil2auoc8za.gif?time=1719821093)
Britain will soon be “slapped in the face” for the capture of an Iranian supertanker last week, Iranian state TV quoted a cleric as saying on Friday, amid heightened tension between Iran and the West in the Gulf.