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August 19, 2019

Gibraltar Releases Iranian Oil Tanker After U.S. Fails to Keep It Under Seizure
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An Iranian oil tanker seized by British authorities in Gibraltar last
month was released Sunday. The ship was released after Gibraltar
rejected a U.S. request to keep detaining the ship, which it says is in
breach of U.S. sanctions because it is operated by Iran's Revolutionary
Guard. Gibraltar said the sanctions, however, do not apply in the EU.
Iran warned the U.S. against seizing the tanker as it departed from
Gibraltar.


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