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Some stories say  "Gibraltar Detains Syria-Bound Tanker Thought to Be Carrying Iranian Oil" and the like.

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Tehran fumes as Britain seizes Iranian oil tanker over Syria sanctions
Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) - British Royal Marines seized a giant Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday for trying to take oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that drew Tehran’s fury and could escalate its confrontation with the West.

The Grace 1 tanker was impounded in the British territory on the southern tip of Spain after sailing around Africa, the long route from the Middle East to the mouth of the Mediterranean.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-tanker-idUSKCN1TZ0GN

Intriguing story, seems rather big of a story at that.