The United States has unsealed a warrant for the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker anchored off the coast of Gibraltar. It is the latest twist involving the vessel at the center of a standoff between Tehran and the West
The warrant comes just a day after a judge in Gibraltar said the Grace 1 supertanker -- which is reportedly carrying 2.1 million barrels of oil -- was free to set sail.The tanker was seized by authorities while passing through Gibraltar's waters in early July on suspicion of taking oil to Syria -- which would have been in breach of European Union sanctions. Gibraltar is a British territory on Spain's southern coast.
The scheme"involves multiple parties affiliated with the IRGC and furthered by the deceptive voyages of the Grace 1," the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The warrant says the vessel, all the oil on board and almost $1 million are"subject to forfeiture," due to violation of money laundering and terrorism statutes. CNN contacted Gibraltar's Supreme Court but had not received a reply at time of publishing.
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