Here's how:
1. in the UIWebViewDelegate, implement this method:
- (BOOL) webView:(UIWebView *)_webView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType {
2. inside this function check this runtime condition:
if ([request.URL.scheme isEqualToString:@"tel"])
3. respond to this "event" as you like (I created a yes/no dialog for making sure the user wants to call the number).