U.S. Issues Warrant To Seize Iran Oil Tanker 'Grace 1' To Prevent The Vessel From Leaving Gibraltar



CNBC/Reuters: US issues warrant to seize Iranian tanker off Gibraltar

* U.S. issues warrant to seize Iranian tanker off Gibraltar.
* Authorities in the British overseas territory have granted the ship permission to leave port.
* The U.S. says the ship has inks to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The United States has issued a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the Westin a last ditch effort to prevent the vessel from leaving Gibraltar.

The Grace 1 was seized by British Royal Marines at the western mouth of the Mediterranean on July 4 on suspicion of violating European Union sanctions by taking oil to Syria.

Gibraltar lifted the detention order on Thursday after the British territory’s chief minister said he had secured written assurances from Tehran that the cargo would not go to Syria.

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WNU Editor: The U.S. is very determined to seize this oil

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