Gibraltar says it will free oil tanker at centre of Iran row
by Dan Sabbagh, Patrick Wintour and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#4NB25)
Territory says Tehran has promised oil is not for Syria but US is challenging decision
Gibraltar's chief minister has said he will allow a detained Iranian oil tanker to be released after Tehran gave the territory's government an assurance that it would not allow its cargo to be discharged in Syria.
But Fabian Picardo acknowledged that his decision could yet be overturned after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) launched a challenge in the territory's courts.
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