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Grace 1 renamed to conform to international laws: Iran’s envoy
Aug 18, 2019 02:53Iran’s ambassador to the UK has rejected claims that Tehran renamed a tanker planned to depart from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, where it has been detained since last month, to avoid US sanctions, saying the move was in line with international maritime rules.
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UK had no option but to end maritime piracy: Larijani
Aug 17, 2019 18:19Iran’s Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Gibraltar’s decision to release the Iran-operated Grace 1 supertanker shows that Britain had to retreat from its maritime piracy.
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Iran-run Grace 1 oil tanker starts moving after Gibraltar decides to release tanker
Aug 16, 2019 12:25The Iranian-run Grace 1 oil tanker, previously seized by Gibraltar authorities, has started to move after the British-controlled territory's Supreme Court ordered the release of the vessel on Thursday.
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UK’s military dependence on US continues to grow, as Britain’s armed forces shrink for ninth consecutive year
Aug 16, 2019 09:21UK’s dependence on the US as the military-power-in-charge continues to grow, as a new report reveals the size of Britain’s armed forces has fallen for the ninth consecutive year.
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UKIP head’s call for Quran ban will most likely incite further hate crimes
Aug 16, 2019 09:17Leader of the ‘Islamophobic’ UKIP has suggested a ban on the Holy Quran, suggesting that the rise in UK violence is somehow connected to the peaceful religion of Islam. However, the call will only embolden the far-right to carry out more hate crimes.
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Spokesman rejects claim on Iran’s commitment in exchange for tanker release
Aug 16, 2019 08:57Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said the country has made no commitments to gain the release of its tanker from detention in Gibraltar.
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Zarif reacts to release of Iranian tanker in Gibraltar
Aug 16, 2019 08:51Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reacted to the release of an Iranian oil tanker captured by the British forces in Gibraltar six weeks ago, saying the detention of the supertanker was “100% unlawful”.
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US faces humiliating defeat after Gibraltar releases Iranian tanker: Envoy
Aug 16, 2019 08:09Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Ba’eidinejad said the release of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar in defiance of Washington’s last-minute request to detain the vessel, was “a humiliating defeat” for the US government.
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Gibraltar releases Iran-operated tanker despite US pressure
Aug 15, 2019 10:23Gibraltar’s government has reportedly released an Iranian-operated supertanker, which was seized by British marines in the Strait of Gibraltar on July 4, despite pressure from the United States for the vessel’s continued detainment.
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Boris Johnson confident on Brexit as no deal Brexit fears grow in EU
Aug 15, 2019 10:22As UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, expresses confidence that the UK will leave the European Union by 31 October, fear continues to grow of an impending no-deal Brexit and the havoc it may lay on the economies of the 27-nation bloc.