(Reuters) Jonathan Saul and Parisa Hafezi - The giant oil tanker seized by Britain in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions was Iranian. While the vessel flies a Panama flag and is listed as managed by a company in Singapore, Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador to voice "its very strong objection to the illegal and unacceptable seizure" of its ship, lifting any doubt over Iran's ownership of the vessel. Shipping data reviewed by Reuters suggests the tanker was carrying Iranian oil, although its documents say the oil is from Iraq.
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