EU sanctions against Syria solely prohibit EU Member States from importing, purchasing or transporting oil originating in Syria or coming from Syrian suppliers (who may have purchased the oil from another country). The sanctions (Article 6, EU Council Regulation 36/2012) have no
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bearing on non-EU countries exports, including exports to Syria. EU has no jurisdiction over Iran exports, oil or other, to Syria. So UK justification (for seizure of the Grace 1) that they were enforcing EU sanctions against Syria is an out and out lie.https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2019/07/the-darroch-affair/comment-page-5/#comment-881334 …
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