U.S. failed to stop release of oil tanker, says Iran envoy in London

The Iranian ambassador in London accused the United States of desperately trying to stop the authorities in Gibraltar from releasing the Grace 1 Iranian oil tanker, saying the American effort had been defeated.

"America desperately tried to block the release of the tanker at the last minute, but faced a miserable defeat," the ambassador, Hamid Baeidinejad, said in a tweet in Farsi.

"All preparations are done for the tanker to sail into open waters, and the vessel will soon leave Gibraltar."

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