"Death to America!"
Posted on 04/28/2015 8:27:01 AM PDT by Enlightened1
(Reuters) - Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said an Iranian "force" seized a U.S. cargo ship after opening fire on it in the Gulf on Tuesday and directed it to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
A Pentagon spokesman said Iranian forces had boarded a Marshall Island-flagged vessel, the MV Maersk Tigris, in the Gulf. He said the boarding occurred after Iranian patrol boats fired shots across the vessel's bow and ordered it deeper into Iranian waters.
The ship had no U.S. citizens aboard, the spokesman said, contradicting Al-Arabiya's report which said there were 34 U.S. sailors on board. He said it was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz when the incident occurred.
There was no immediate word from Iranian officials.
Iran has in the past sometimes threatened to block the strait to advance its opposition to sanctions imposed over its nuclear program.
The channel is a narrow strip of water separating Oman and Iran. It connects the biggest Gulf oil producers, such as Saudi Arabia, with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
At its narrowest point, the strait is 33 km (21 miles) across and consists of 2-mile wide navigable channels for inbound and outbound shipping and a 2-mile-wide buffer zone.
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I had no idea we still had any cargo ships
We should be bombing Iran right now. Including their nuclear facilities.
Appeasement is not the answer.
Fox News is saying that the Iranians have seized the cargo ship and brought it closer to Iran’s shores and fired shots at the ship.
Yep I would tell Iran that the B-52’s are en route to Tehran.
If the hostages are not released by the time they get there, then we level your government.
Looks like Iran has been watching the riot coverage on TV in Baltimore and taking notes how the thugs in Baltimore are doing it.
Agree!
Iran says “ this is for Freddie Gray, peace brotha “
Know what solves these type of problems? Ted Cruz.
First thread with more info and running updates
Iran Forces Seize US Cargo Ship With 34 People On Board, Al Arabiya Reports
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3283954/posts
Yes indeed, a real leader who loves America.
It’s real that they detained a cargo ship, but it is a Maersk ship, which is either Danish or Swedish.
Will the Marshall Islands send it’s navy?
Which brings up a question as to why a Saudi press outlet would announce seemingly definitively that the ship is US. They have a strong interest in having somebody, the US, Israel, somebody cut Iran down to size. I believe that interest in this case parallels our own but we still don’t want to be the dog wagged by a Saudi tail.
Could this be an “Archduke Ferdinand” moment?
Seems you’re right Ammerican Constitutionalist... Liberals might want to reconsider their positions knowing Iranian thugs are standing with them... Maybe give it some second thoughts...
from link:
“The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, is blasting the United States for what he’s calling the country’s “ridiculous” racial inequality and police brutality, labeling the U.S. government a “major enemy to human rights.”
“Addressing the 20th annual General Congress of Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) Commanders and Staff on Sunday, Iran’s Supreme Leader criticized American police, saying their “authority is wrong and oppressive.” Khamenei took to Twitter to rail against U.S. law enforcement who he says utilize “power and tyranny” to “kill innocents” amid ongoing riots over the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.
Ayatollah of Iran “ this is for Freddy Gray, PEACE BROTHAS “...
"Death to America!"
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