Oil tanker bound for Syria seized in Gibraltar for sanctions-busting
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British Royal Marines seized an oil tanker in Gibraltar on Thursday accused of bringing oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, a dramatic step that could escalate confrontation between the West and Iran.