The United States has halted a court’s decision on Thursday to release Iran’s Grace 1 supertanker detained in Gibraltar by UK navy on July for breaching international sanctions.
The Iranian vessel was about to be released today after a Gibraltar’s court decided that there would be no legal order any more for its detention.
Grace 1 has been accused of breaching international sanctions by transporting oil to Syria.
“The US Department of Justice has applied to seize the Grace 1 on a number of allegations, which are now being considered,” the Gibraltar government said in a statement.
According to BBC English, UK Foreign Office declined to comment on US request.
