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:Finland Government Resigns After Overhauls Fall ThroughAt War: Afghan War Casualty Report: March 1-7As Blackout Plunges Venezuela in Darkness, Maduro Blames the U.S.German Man Who Poisoned Colleagues’ Sandwiches Gets Life in PrisonAt War: ‘People Constantly Mistake My Mother for a Spouse, Not a Veteran’Your Friday Briefing