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we just leave them the fuck alone and stay out of it.. why do we need to control what other countries do? this is middle eastern problems, and I'm certain that Israel is to blame for most if not all of it. how about we worry about the hordes of tens of millions entering illegally or already hear illegally .. we are being over ran , here, in our own country.. and people wanna worry about Iran??
blow me schlomo
Iran has seized a second tanker, US official says
From CNN's Barbara Starr
Iran has also seized a second tanker, the Liberian-flagged MV Mesdar, according to a US official. Two more US officials tell CNN that, according to maritime intelligence reports, the indication is the Mesdar has been seized.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced earlier that its navy has captured a British-flagged tanker ‘Stena Impero’ in the Strait of Hormuz.
The order of seizure of the two ships isn’t clear at this time.
Iran 'seizes British-flagged oil tanker' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383
A British-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Gulf by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iran media say.
The owners of the Stena Impero, which was bound for Saudi Arabia, say they have been unable to contact the vessel and it is "heading north towards Iran".
They say there are 23 personnel on board and that it was approached by "unidentified small crafts and a helicopter" in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Foreign Office is "urgently" looking into the reports.
The government's emergency committee, Cobra, is meeting in Whitehall to discuss the incident.
A maritime tracking website is also reporting a second tanker with UK links has made a sharp turn towards Iran.
The Ministry of Defence said it was aware of reports about a second vessel - the Liberian MV Mesdar is British owned.
These latest developments come amid heightened tensions between the UK and Iran.
The Tasnim news agency quoted the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran as saying: "We received some reports on the British oil tanker, Stena Impero, causing problems.
"We asked the military forces to guide this tanker towards Bandar Abbas port to have the required investigations carried out."
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard-affiliated news agency said the tanker was seized for breaking three regulations: shutting down its GPS; going through the exit of the Strait of Hormuz rather than the entrance; and ignoring warnings.
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[–] sexylarrytate 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Let Britain have at them. Israel and US can sit back and watch for a change.
[–] fundie 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Israel.
Since Trump isn’t taking the bait, it looks like mossad/CIA is working the British angle...
[–] Til_My_Last_BREATH ago
how about this.....
we just leave them the fuck alone and stay out of it.. why do we need to control what other countries do? this is middle eastern problems, and I'm certain that Israel is to blame for most if not all of it. how about we worry about the hordes of tens of millions entering illegally or already hear illegally .. we are being over ran , here, in our own country.. and people wanna worry about Iran?? blow me schlomo
[–] UK2USA_patriot ago
Iran has seized a second tanker, US official says From CNN's Barbara Starr
Iran has also seized a second tanker, the Liberian-flagged MV Mesdar, according to a US official. Two more US officials tell CNN that, according to maritime intelligence reports, the indication is the Mesdar has been seized.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced earlier that its navy has captured a British-flagged tanker ‘Stena Impero’ in the Strait of Hormuz.
The order of seizure of the two ships isn’t clear at this time.
https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/iran-british-tanker-july-2019/index.html
[–] UK2USA_patriot ago
Iran 'seizes British-flagged oil tanker' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383 A British-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Gulf by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iran media say.
The owners of the Stena Impero, which was bound for Saudi Arabia, say they have been unable to contact the vessel and it is "heading north towards Iran".
They say there are 23 personnel on board and that it was approached by "unidentified small crafts and a helicopter" in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Foreign Office is "urgently" looking into the reports.
The government's emergency committee, Cobra, is meeting in Whitehall to discuss the incident.
A maritime tracking website is also reporting a second tanker with UK links has made a sharp turn towards Iran.
The Ministry of Defence said it was aware of reports about a second vessel - the Liberian MV Mesdar is British owned.
These latest developments come amid heightened tensions between the UK and Iran.
The Tasnim news agency quoted the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran as saying: "We received some reports on the British oil tanker, Stena Impero, causing problems.
"We asked the military forces to guide this tanker towards Bandar Abbas port to have the required investigations carried out."
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard-affiliated news agency said the tanker was seized for breaking three regulations: shutting down its GPS; going through the exit of the Strait of Hormuz rather than the entrance; and ignoring warnings.
[–] fancypants211 ago
do you have a link to a news source op?
[–] NotHereForPizza ago
I wonder who hasn't been paying their taxes to the brits...
[–] BrokenWolf ago
If true, it's not going to end well for the IRGC.