US secretary of state expresses frustration at Britain when asked if allowing seized ship to sail from Gibraltar was a mistake

Foreign ministry spokesman says action against ship which had been held by Gibraltar would be a mistake with grave consequences

Gibraltar authorities reject an eleventh-hour attempt by the United States' to reseize the oil tanker, said to be owned by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Authorities say they cannot issue order to detain ship as Washington's sanctions on Iran aren't applicable in EU

Justice Department says Grace 1 part of scheme to illegally support Syria, one day after judge approves its release

Grace 1 will be renamed and switch to the Iranian flag for its onward journey, Iranian official says

After failed bid to stop Gibraltar from letting ship go, Washington says vessel still in breach of sanctions by aiding Revolutionary Guards

Court says no 'reasonable grounds' to continue detaining seized vessel at center of standoff with Tehran

Department of Justice petitions country's supreme court to seize Grace 1

Grace 1 supertanker was seized on July 4 by police and British special forces, provoking a diplomatic crisis between Tehran and London