U.S. Applies to Seize Iranian Tanker Held in Gibraltar
LONDON — The United States has applied to seize the Iranian oil tanker being held at Gibraltar, the government of the British territory revealed on Thursday, just as the authorities appeared to be close to releasing the ship they detained more than a month ago. The American action is the latest in a series of back-and-forth jabs that the United States and Iran have traded recently, raising fears of escalation into an all-out conflict in the Persian Gulf. Gibraltar freed the tanker’s Iranian crew from detention on Thursday, the latest sign ...
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