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Gibraltar decides to free seized Iranian tanker, paving way for ship swap
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS AUGUST 15, 2019 / 5:06 AM / UPDATED 25 MINUTES AGO
Gibraltar decides to free seized Iranian tanker, paving way for ship swap
Guy Faulconbridge, Marco Trujillo
2 MIN READ
LONDON/GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - Gibraltar decided on Thursday to free the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1, detained off the British overseas territory six weeks ago by Royal Marines, paving the way for a possible swap for a British-flagged tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf.
The two tankers have become pawns in the standoff between Iran and the West, their fate tangled up in the diplomatic differences between the EU’s big powers and the United States.
The Grace 1 was seized by commandos in darkness off peninsula on July 4.
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo decided to lift the detention order after formal written assurances from Tehran that the ship will not discharge its 2.1 million barrels of oil in Syria, but added that the ship had not yet been released.
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Gibraltar decides to free seized Iranian tanker, paving way for ship swap
Guy Faulconbridge, Marco Trujillo
2 MIN READ
LONDON/GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - Gibraltar decided on Thursday to free the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1, detained off the British overseas territory six weeks ago by Royal Marines, paving the way for a possible swap for a British-flagged tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf.
The two tankers have become pawns in the standoff between Iran and the West, their fate tangled up in the diplomatic differences between the EU’s big powers and the United States.
The Grace 1 was seized by commandos in darkness off peninsula on July 4.
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo decided to lift the detention order after formal written assurances from Tehran that the ship will not discharge its 2.1 million barrels of oil in Syria, but added that the ship had not yet been released.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-tanker-gibraltar/gibraltar-decides-to-free-seized-iranian-tanker-paving-way-for-ship-swap-idUSKCN1V50SP
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