Israel and US officials have successfully tested their jointly developed Arrow 3 missile defence system in Alaska. The defence system has been built to help Israel act against ballistic missiles fired from Iran, or any other location.
Mr Hanell added:"We reiterate that there is no evidence of a collision involving the Stena Impero, and at the time of the seizure the vessel was well within the inbound traffic separation scheme and out-with Iranian territorial waters.
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