United States seeks to seize the Iranian vessel in Gibraltar - newspaper

The United States has applied to seize the Iranian Grace 1 tanker in Gibraltar commandeered by British Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month, the Gibraltar Chronicle said.

"The U.S. Department of Justice has applied to seize the Iranian supertanker Grace 1 in Gibraltar, just hours before the Gibraltar Government was poised to release it," the newspaper said.

The application means that a decision on the fate of Grace 1 will not be made until later on Thursday, the newspaper said. The government of Gibraltar did not immediately comment on the report.