AFTER MORE than a week of warnings, Iran has made good on its threat to seize a British oil tanker. The Stena Impero, a 30,000-ton vessel, was travelling west through the Strait of Hormuz on the afternoon of July 19th, bound for Saudi Arabia. Then the ship’s owner says it was “approached by unidentified small crafts and a helicopter.” It soon lost contact.
The skies over the Gulf are growing tense as well. On July 18th the USS Boxer, an American warship loaded with marines, zapped an Iranian drone that had approached within 1,000 yards and refused to “stand down”, according to President Donald Trump. The drone was taken out not by bullets or missiles, but by electronic warfare used to jam its signals.
Ironically, hours before the tankers were seized, Iran’s foreign minister made a diplomatic proposal to end the crisis. A modest one, to be sure: Muhammad Javad Zarif offered to give international inspectors greater access to Iran’s nuclear facilities if America would lift sanctions. That was meant to happen anyway in 2023, as part of the nuclear deal. Mr Zarif’s offer would have simply accelerated the timeline.
As per news the tanker was apprehended in Iranian waters .
UK seized Iranian tanker, they took over UK one. They are stating that they did it as retaliation, why are you making it sound like they are trying to hide it ?
What will England do? Are they strong and decisive like Margaret Thatcher or are they weak kneed fops like Prince Charles?
Well this is giving opportunity to unite allied forces again ! Isn’t it or that or this or WTF? Retaliation with diligence is what I can say ...
Can you talk about Iran allies as well ? and especially what they think of America and allies eventual action...
Iran 'seizing tankers' is intolerable and kid-killing sanctions and even war are completely justified. But the banker's regimes in Washington and London can seize whole countries and kill millions, and that's perfectly okay.
Diplomacy.
Didnt England seize an Iranian vessel? The world is watching. Dont use petty disputes to start wars. The misjudgment over WMDs cost 600,000 Iraqi lives. Dont look to kill 1.2M Iranians now. Enough bloodletting.
US is about to go hard. Buy bitcoin and secure your future
NoahCRothman Sloppy job Mossad
Watch the Oil / gold Price ... high risk
This may explain a lot:
BigTimmz Iran knows war in the Gulf will definitely affect oil supplies into Europe. The West cant afford that, lets see. Any war with Iran is nothing short of a nuclear war. Peace must be promoted, Iran is not Syria or Iraq.
Smugglers?
Wherefrom does the respected know exactly, that it was an Iranian drone? If the only source is The Donald himself, well,...🤔
This thing is getting serious.
Iran has its back against the wall and nothing to lose by this... what excuse do we have for escalating this to a point where the lives of our young men and women in arms, as well as scores of civilians are at risk?
Yoink
An eye for an eye
The US shot down a UAE owned drone not Persian
UK seized an Iranian tanker labout two weeks ago.
“Oh Donald”...
They say it was smuggling oil
The UK is America's lapdog. A few weeks ago Pompeo called up Jeremy Hunt and ordered him to seize the Iranian tanker. 'yes sir!' Hunt said. Even though it goes against Britain's efforts to salvage the Iran deal and puts a target on British shipping.
Britain seized an Iranian tanker off Gibraltar on July 4th. Britain believes the vessel was carrying Iranian oil to Syria, which is under European sanctions. Iran denies this and accuses Britain of breaking international law Gibraltar’s supreme court extended the ship’s detention
Not so clever subtle equivocating and justifying Irans assault.
Great - Eye for Eye.
What is good for the goose, it is good for the gander.
Scientists already made first research of new 'mafia states' on Earth in 21st century - it's Iran and Russia of course (also Hungary as candidate)-bandits very religious because very aggravated primal instincts and religion allow access inside families & minds to harden authority
Typical Uk so flipping lackadaisical Iran said they were going to seize a british tanker , and we did nothing . We need to pull our socks up , Duncan should of been deployed sooner and hms dragon. Get some muscle out there and fast
Trump started all this crap by getting out of deal
PRIVATELY owned ship with a 3rd rate crew not a government problem.
It’s time to end the artificially manufactured crisis.
Does Iran have a 'Suicide' complex---What if NOW--the UK --USA & other countries bring Warships into the Straits to ensure 'safe' movement of tankers & Ships & BLOCKADES--Iran fr movement of 'any' Iranian vessels & ANY-vessels fr coming into Iran-so can't get -Needed-supplies
Too obvious a risk. A hot potato now.
Quite rightly so
Theybwill think twice before they steal an Iranian tanker feking twatters
Well sh*t....
UK knew that Iran is trying to seize British tankers yet they failed to protect d ships with naval patrol Just total negligence UK gov is dysfunctional
They are saying it was smuggling oil .
F oil! Go electric! Let the Iranians have that toxic boat... full of poison... which you want to bring into cities ... into the air people breathe ...etc...etc....etc.... 🤔🤔🤔
Iran looking for a butt kicking
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