Gibraltar Supreme Court says Iranian tanker is free to sail
2019-08-16 09:26:33 source：The Aljazeera
August 16, 2019
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 Syria in breach of European Union sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Iran had denied the accusation and called the seizure "an act of piracy" committed at the behest of the US.
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