Iran expects release of tanker after Gibraltar refuses US request
US wanted Grace 1 seized over alleged links to Revolutionary Guards
18 August 2019 - 22:54
Gibraltar — The Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West was expected to leave Gibraltar on Sunday night, Iran's ambassador to Britain said, hours after the British territory rejected a US request to detain the vessel further.
British Royal Marines seized the tanker in Gibraltar in July on suspicion that it was carrying oil to Syria, a close ally of Iran, in violation of European Union sanctions. That triggered a series of events that have heightened tensions on international oil shipping routes through the Gulf...
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