Gibraltar court extends detention of Iran’s tanker

Gibraltar was granted the power on Friday to detain Iran’s Grace 1 oil tanker for another month.

Gibraltar said the Iranian vessel, seized by marines in a daring landing in darkness off the coast of the British territory on July 4, was suspected of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions.

“The Supreme Court has extended the period of detention of the vessel, Grace 1, for a further 30 days and has set a new hearing for 15 August 2019,” the Gibraltar government said on Friday.

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