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Washington halts release of Iranian tanker by UK 

Washington halts release of Iranian tanker by UK 
posted onAugust 15, 2019
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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.