The authorities in Gibraltar said they had rejected a renewed request from the US to keep the tanker under detention.The US said it could seize the vessel, its oil cargo, and almost $1m on the grounds of terrorism and violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
It claimed the tanker had links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps , which it deems a terrorist organisation.But in a statement earlier today, Gibraltar's government said US sanctions had no equivalent in the UK or the rest of the EU."The Gibraltar Central Authority is unable seek an Order of the Supreme Court of Gibraltar to provide the restraining assistance required by the United States of America.
Anchored off Gibraltar, the Adrian Darya-1 is laden with 2.1 million barrels of Iranian light crude oil.Pictures of the tanker taken on Sunday showed the new name painted in white on its hull, and the previous name painted over.
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