Iranian Tanker Released by Gibraltar

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Economic News
2019年8月16日

An Iranian tanker carrying oil has been allowed to cross through Gibraltar, despite a request from the United States for the tanker to be stopped. The tanker was initially detained about a month ago on suspicion that it was trying to deliver oil despite the United States’ sanctions against Iranian oil exports.

According to the latest reports, Gibraltar (which is a dominion of the United Kingdom) has decided to release the tanker. The local authorities have received written confirmation from Iran that the tanker is not trying to supply Syria with oil. Currently Syria is denied oil supplies by the European Union on account of the use of chemical weapons by the government.

In response to their tanker being taken, Iran seized control of a British vehicle in the strait of Hamaz, which is a key location a majority of oil tankers pass through. At this point in time it is unclear whether Gibraltar released the Iranian tanker in order to bargain for the freedom of the UK one.

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