Gibraltar defies U.S. intervention and releases Iran oil tanker
Authorities in Gibraltar released from detention Thursday an Iranian oil supertanker impounded since last month despite a last-minute move by the United States to seize the vessel, according to the government of the British overseas territory. Officials in Gibraltar earlier said in a statement that the U.S. Department of Justice "applied to seize the Grace 1 on a number of allegations," but a judge in Gibraltar's Supreme Court later ruled he had not received an "application" for the U.S. seizure. The Justice Department has not responded to ...
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