TEHRAN, August 16 - Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad said the release of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar in defiance of Washington’s last-minute request to detain the vessel, was “a humiliating defeat” for the US government.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reacted to the release of an Iranian oil tanker captured by the British forces in Gibraltar six weeks ago, saying the detention of the supertanker was “100% unlawful”.
TEHRAN, August 16 - Gibraltar ’s government has released an Iranian-operated supertanker, which was seized by British marines in the Strait of Gibraltar on July 4, despite pressure from the United States for the vessel’s continued detainment.
TEHRAN, August 15 - Gibraltar says the US has applied to seize an Iranian oil tanker, which is being held in the British overseas territory, on unknown grounds, after UK media reported that the vessel’s release was imminent following a set of diplomatic exchanges between Tehran and London.
TEHRAN, August 15 - The Iranian tanker Grace 1 will likely be allowed to leave Gibraltar following a court decision which is due on Thursday, a source said.
TEHRAN, August 15 -The United States has applied to seize the Iranian Grace 1 tanker in Gibraltar commandeered by British Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month, the Gibraltar Chronicle said.
TEHRAN, Feb 18 -A Spanish warship tried to order commercial shipping to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar but was challenged by the British navy and sailed away, Gibraltar said, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.
Tehran, YJC. -- Situated in sight of unstable north Africa and on the shipping route to the Middle East, Gibraltar has military and intelligence facilities that still make it a strategic asset for Britain, analysts say.