Grace 1: US issues warrant to seize Iranian oil supertanker
The US Justice Department has issued a warrant to seize a detained Iranian oil tanker, a day after a judge in Gibraltar ordered it to be released. The Grace 1…
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US threatens visa ban on crew of Iranian Grace 1 oil tanker
The authorities of Gibraltar ruled earlier on Thursday to release the tanker, which was captured on 4 July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria in alleged violation of EU…
Iranian oil tanker: Gibraltar orders release of Grace 1
Gibraltar has freed an Iranian oil tanker detained last month on suspicion of sanctions-busting, despite a last-minute plea by the US authorities. The UK territory received written assurances from Iran…
US tries to stop Gibraltar’s planned release of seized Iranian supertanker
The US made a last-minute effort to seize the Iranian oil tanker arrested in Gibraltar, a diplomatic torpedo fired at efforts by the UK to defuse mounting tensions with Tehran…
US Department of Justice requests detention of Iran tanker Grace 1 in Gibraltar
The US Department of Justice has put in a request to detain supertanker Grace 1, which will be considered by Gibraltar’s attorney general, Report informs citing the RIA Novosti. The…
Gibraltar to release Iranian oil tanker on Thursday
The British territory of Gibraltar will on Thursday release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean in July, Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said, Reuters reports….
Iranian oil tanker held by UK to be released Thursday
The tanker with Iranian oil that has been held by British naval forces in Gibraltar for over a month will be released on Thursday, sources close to Gibraltar’s chief minister…
UK to join US-led maritime security mission in Gulf
Britain said on Monday it was joining a US-led maritime security mission in the Gulf to protect merchant vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz. Last month, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards…
Iran seizes another tanker in the Gulf, Iranian media say
Iran has seized another foreign tanker in the Gulf, Iranian state media say. A Revolutionary Guard Corps commander was quoted as saying it was “smuggling fuel for some Arab countries”….
Iran seizes ‘foreign’ oil tanker smuggling fuel: state media
Iranian forces seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf that was smuggling fuel to Arab states and has detained seven crewmen, according to Iran’s state media, according to Reuters….