Posted on 06/14/2019 9:49:02 AM PDT by Innovative
U.S. officials have told Fox News that the crew of one of the two stricken oil tankers damaged outside the Persian Gulf were detained by the Iranians Thursday after first being rescued by another merchant vessel.
The crew of the Front Altair was first rescued by the Hyundai Dubai, according to U.S. officials, but Iranian gunboats quickly surrounded the ship and demanded the crew be turned over. The captain ultimately relented and ordered his crew to surrender.
The 23 crew members are now being held in Iran. It’s not immediately clear what the next steps are.
Pictures and footage from Iran's English-language Press TV showed the crew members, saying they are all in "full health". The 23 crew members, who were apparently in the Iranian southern port town of Bandar-e-Jask, appeared to be watching a speech by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Iran is making things worse and worse.
Dead men tell no tales..................
[were detained by the Iranians]
In before the “false flag” folks.
The crew of the Front Altair was first rescued by the Hyundai Dubai, according to U.S. officials, but Iranian gunboats quickly surrounded the ship and demanded the crew be turned over. The captain ultimately relented and ordered his crew to surrender.
The 23 crew members are now being held in Iran.
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By what friggin’ “right” did Iran’s leaders do that. It’s PIRACY on the sea IMHO.
In before the “false flag” folks.
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Thank you!
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Putin thanked Rouhani in Bishkek during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for helping to rescue 11 Russian crew members in the tanker incident in Gulf of Oman , Tasnim says
https://mobile.twitter.com/FazelHawramy/status/1139568097399058432
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Whar the heck?
All kinds of twists tothis. Did Putin really say this?
I especially like the ones that blame Israel - without actually saying “Israel” or “them Jooooos”.
Perfect - I’m sure that was actually a happy day for him.
I remember Robert Davi did NOT like seeing that happen.
Meh, I’m sure the Pro-Iran folks will be here soon to claim it was actually the USA that kidnapped them and we are actually holding them in a Hollywood production studio. It’s all being faked as some kind of false flag. Some will even claim the USA is now the great evil in the world. Getting hard to recognize this place.
Wise up folks. No US flagged ships have been targeted. Damage above the waterline is not torpedoes. Its more likely RPGs. The Iranians are not suicidal.
My first guess is CIA maybe Mossad. Trump likely knows this is contrived but he will use it to bring the Iranians to the table.
The Front Altair appears to be a tanker out of the Marshall Islands. But who mans her?
Surely not USA Merchant Seamen? Yes? No? I have known a few US Merchant Marines and I can’t imagine for a minute they would be taken prisoner.
Norwegian Tanker sailing under Marshall Islands flag.
The deep state has been pushing for war with Iran since Trump was elected. Someone said "dead men tell no tales". I'm sure there are plenty of tales to go around regarding the pallets of cash Hussein air mailed them.
I'm personally not just going to take the word of the same folks that are trying to impeach Trump on this. Eyeballs open...
Thankfully, Trump well aware of their tricks.
Trump: ‘You Do Have a Military-Industrial Complex. They Do Like War.’
The Iranians are trying to force PDJT into some kind of aggression against them.
So bottom line, 23 Americans are now being held in Iran.
Is that right? The headline is less than clear about what’s going on right now.
[appeared to be watching a speech by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]
Wouldn’t a speech by Nancy Pelosi have worked just as well?
The crew of Frontline’s Front Altair comprised 11 Russian, one Georgian and 11 Philippine nationals
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