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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/world/europe/iran-gibraltar-tanker.html
Gibraltar Releases Iranian Tanker, Hours after U.S. Asked to Seize Ship
(New York Times) Richard Perez-Pena and Megan Specia - Authorities in Gibraltar on Thursday released the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 they impounded six weeks ago, defying a U.S. request to seize the ship. The chief minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, said he had "received written assurance" from Iran that "if released, the destination of Grace 1 would not be an entity that is subject to European Union sanctions." It remained unclear who would buy Iranian oil in defiance of American sanctions.