"TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces seized a foreign oil tanker accused of smuggling oil, Iran’s state TV reported Thursday. The vessel appears to be a United Arab Emirates-based tanker that had disappeared off trackers in Iranian territorial waters over the weekend."
"The seizure was the latest in a series of dramatic developments as tensions mount between the United States and Iran over the unravelling nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers."
"The ship’s seizure comes after a tense, but brief standoff last week between the British navy and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all crude oil passes. The British government said a navy frigate had to warn away the paramilitary vessels from disrupting the passage of a British oil tanker through the strait."
"It also comes after British marines helped seize an Iranian supertanker off Gibraltar, a British overseas territory at the southern tip of Spain. Britain has since said it would facilitate the release of the tanker if Iran can provide guarantees the vessel would not breach European Union sanctions on shipments to Syria."
https://www.apnews.com/2d94f2b673b74940b26db541e9eeb262
The World waited for Iran to explain themselves?
"Missing UAE tanker suspected taken to Iranian port."
"US and Gulf security sources reported Tuesday that the UAE’s MT RIAH oil tanker has not been sighted since it went missing over the weekend. Some Gulf sources said the vessel had developed mechanical trouble and had been towed by Iranian ships to an Iranian port. But according to US intelligence sources, the UAE tanker was forced by Revolutionary Guards boats to sail into an Iranian port and break off communications. The missing tanker was last seen off the Iranian Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf."
https://www.debka.com/mivzak/missing-uae-tanker-suspected-taken-to-iranian-port/
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[–] WillGreeley [S] ago
Why care? Good question! To prevent 'our children' from fighting the Arabs when the Arabs can fight the arabs!!!
https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-house-votes-to-block-sale-of-weapons-to-saudi-arabia/ The Dems didn't mind sending 'billions' and 'wmds' to Arab countries to use on US, but refuses to allow sale of weapons to fight Iran??
"US House votes to block sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia Lawmakers are concerned about high civilian causalities from Riyadh-led military campaign in Yemen, and Trump administration’s use of emergency protocol to approve $8 billion deal."
The Congress is counting on the 'stupidity' of the American Citizens to not recognize what they are doing! Again!