Tag: EU Syria Sanctions

• Tuesday, August 20th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  Gibraltar released Iranian oil tanker heading for Greece; US and Teheran exchange warnings

  

  An Iranian tanker at the centre of an angry confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece on Monday after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar, as Washington called the release unfortunate and warned Greece and Mediterranean ports against helping the vessel.

• Monday, August 19th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Iranian oil tanker finally leaves Gibraltar; US seizure request denied based on EU rules

  

  The Iranian ship held by Gibraltar since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria has left port. Marine tracking shows the tanker moving east into the Mediterranean and lists Kalamata in Greece as the destination.

• Friday, August 16th 2019 - 08:04 UTC

  Gibraltar releases Iranian super tanker hours before a US Justice detention request

  

  The Gibraltar Government on Thursday released the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, which was seized on July 4 on suspicion it was shipping 2.1m barrels of crude oil to Syria in breach of EU sanctions.

• Thursday, August 15th 2019 - 06:10 UTC

  Gibraltar ready to release Iranian oil tanker seized in July

  

  The British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar will on Thursday release an Iranian oil tanker seized by Royal Marines in the Mediterranean in July, the Sun newspaper reported, citing sources close to Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo.

• Friday, July 12th 2019 - 15:47 UTC

  Gibraltar Police arrest two officers of the Grace 1 supertanker

  

  RGP has confirmed the arrest of the two second mates of Panama flagged super tanker Grace I that was detained by local law enforcement agencies off Europa Point last week, in relation to alleged breaches of EU economic sanctions against Syria.

• Thursday, July 11th 2019 - 18:54 UTC

  Royal Navy takes dissuasive action to let British oil taker through Iranian waters

  

  An undetermined number of small Iranian boats Wednesday tried to divert the oil tanker British Heritage of the United Kingdom in the Hormuz Strait but withdrew after dissuasive action from the Royal Navy's HMR Montrose, it was reported. No shots were fired during the incident.

• Friday, July 5th 2019 - 15:09 UTC

  Iran furious with Gibraltar: condemns the illegal interception of one of its oil tankers

  

  Iran on Thursday condemned the “illegal interception” of one of its oil tankers in Gibraltar where authorities said they suspected it was carrying crude to Syria in violation of EU sanctions.