US files warrant to seize all oil aboard Iranian oil tanker impounded in Gibraltar last month as well as nearly $1M, according to federal court documents.
The U.S. has filed a warrant to seize all oil aboard an Iranian oil tanker impounded in Gibraltar last month as well as nearly $1 million, according to federal court documents unsealed on Friday.is based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act as well as other statutes that deal with money laundering, bank fraud and a terrorism forfeiture statute, the Department of Justice said.
While the U.S. announced it obtained the warrant to seize the tanker, Gibraltar court officials said they had not received any claim by the end of the business day, and it was not clear whether the U.S. had forwarded it, the Associated Press reported.The U.S. government claims in the court documents that the Grace 1, which is capable of carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil, is part of a scheme to support illicit shipments from Iran by that country’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.
. The tanker shifted its position on Friday, but its anchor was still down off Gibraltar and it was unclear if it was ready to set sail soon, Reuters reported. Gibraltar is an overseas British territory. The U.S. court documents allege that before the tanker was seized by British authorities,"a confidential source revealed that the Grace I was scheduled to arrive in Syria in early July."
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