Paris, July 20, 2019, SPA -- France expressed concern over Iran's detention of a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that Iranian forces detention of the UK tanker affects negatively the efforts to reduce the escalation in the region, affirming full solidarity with the United Kingdom. --SPA 14:01 LOCAL TIME 11:01 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1141100