US obtains warrant to seize Iranian tanker

By By Aritz Parra and Hernan Munoz
Updated August 17 2019 - 10:13am, first published 10:07am
The US says it has a warrant to seize Iran's supertanker at the centre of a diplomatic standoff.
The US says it has a warrant to seize Iran's supertanker at the centre of a diplomatic standoff.

The captain of an Iranian supertanker at the centre of a diplomatic standoff no longer wants to keep command of the ship, which is in need of repairs that could impede its immediate departure from Gibraltar, the sailor's lawyer said Friday.

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