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Gibraltar refuses US request to hold Iranian oil tanker
CLOSE The U.S. has unsealed a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker detained in Gibraltar. Buzz60 The government of Gibraltar on Sunday rejected a U.S. request to continue holding an Iranian supertanker detained more than a month ago on suspicion of attempting to breach global sanctions against Syria. The Grace 1 was free to …
U.S. issues warrant to seize Iranian tanker off Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) – The United States has issued a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West in a last ditch effort to prevent the vessel from leaving Gibraltar. The name of Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 is seen removed as it sits anchored after the Supreme …
Gibraltar Supreme Court says Iranian tanker is free to sail | News
Gibraltar’s Supreme Court has ruled that an Iranian oil tanker is free to sail, just hours after the United States made a last-minute attempt to keep the vessel under detention, authorities said. Grace 1 had been commandeered by the British Royal Marines off the coast of Gibraltar on July 4 on suspicion it was carrying Iranian crude oil to …
Iran says it seized third oil tanker in Persian Gulf
Iran seized a vessel it accused of smuggling fuel in the Persian Gulf, the third time the Iranian Revolutionary Guards detained a ship in the waterway in recent weeks as the stalemate between the Islamic Republic and the US continues. The Iranian forces intercepted the ship Wednesday near Farsi Island, which is used by the …
Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf ‘smuggling fuel to Arab states’ | World news
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf that was smuggling fuel to Arab states, Iran’s state TV reported, adding that seven sailors onboard had been detained. “The IRGC’s naval forces have seized a foreign oil tanker in the Persian Gulf that was smuggling fuel for some Arab countries,” the broadcaster …
Iran tanker standoff: Tehran releases nine crew of Mt Riah vessel | World news
Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew members of MT Riah, a Panama-flagged tanker it seized this month as part of a growing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday. The MT Riah was detained by the Iranian coastguard on 13 July, with 12 Indian crew members on …
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani hints at tanker swap with UK
In a speech during a weekly cabinet session, Rouhani said Iran did not want to have continued “tensions with some European countries.” “And if they are committed to international frameworks and abandon some actions, including what they did in Gibraltar, they will receive a proper response from Iran,” he said during the session, according to …
Factbox: Strait of Hormuz: the world’s most important oil artery
(Reuters) – Iran’s ambassador to Britain warned against escalating tensions on Sunday, a day ahead of an expected response from the UK which could include fresh sanctions on Tehran or other steps after its seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker. Britain has called the capture of the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on …
Iran tanker seizure: Radio exchanges reveal Iran-UK confrontation
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFootage released by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency appears to show Stena Impero being seized A recording has emerged of radio exchanges between a Royal Navy frigate and Iranian armed forces vessels, moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized in the Gulf. In the recording, …
Britain warns Iran over seized oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
CLOSE President Trump called Iran “nothing but trouble” after saying he heard from the U.K. that tankers were seized in the Strait of Hormuz. USA TODAY LONDON — Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned Iran of “serious consequences” if it does not release a British-flagged oil tanker it seized in the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway on Friday, …
