Gibraltar Detains Syria-Bound Tanker Thought to Be Carrying Iranian Oil Officials said the tanker was detained under European Union sanctions on Syria. Shipping monitors said it was also trying to skirt United States sanctions on Iran. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Brexit, Singapore, Nissan: Your Tuesday BriefingCooper-Boles Amendment Challenges Theresa May’s Brexit Strategy‘It Was Like a Turbine’: Havana Residents React to Deadly TornadoISIS Bombing of Cathedral in Philippines Shows Group’s Reach into AsiaSpy vs. Spy: Watchdog Group Turns the Tables on an Undercover Agent‘All Options Are on the Table’ in Venezuela, Says Bolton