The ship (pictured), which had been held since July 4 after it was seized by Royal Marines over accusations it was supplying oil to Syria, now faces a US Justice Department warrant.
Iran changed the name of its tanker Grace 1 to Adrian Darya as it prepared to leave Gibraltar, with the US issuing a fresh warrant to seize it.
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