Greece Alerts Its Tankers In Gulf After Iran Threatens More ‘Retaliation’ Seizures

Zubu Brothers ^ | 5-30-2022

[DownInFlames]

US flagged here we come.

[packagingguy]

“US stealing Iranian oil in the Mediterranean when a Russian-flag tanker carrying Iranian crude was recently seized off Greece”

I can’t see how this is not piracy by the US Government. Are we claiming any oil shipped out by Iran is subject to capture by the US?

[kiryandil]

Iran is getting a good deal with the BOGO.

[kiryandil]

Iran struck an apparent act of ‘revenge’ last Friday. Greece’s foreign ministry confirmed that the Greek-flagged Delta Poseidon was boarded by Iranian militants via helicopter, later identified in international reports as IRGC operatives. The ministry had called the act “piracy” and a “violent taking over of two Greek-flagged ships.” At least two Greek citizens were detained in that first boarding.

The world's smallest violin is playing just for the Greek pirates.

[BobL]

Starting to get a bit ‘testy’ in the Gulf, thanks to our provocation with Iran. Don’t be surprised if supplies from there start to freeze up, unless this matter is resolved very quickly. Gonna get expensive driving this summer!

[BobL]

“The world’s smallest violin is playing just for the Greek pirates.”

Of all the STUPID moves that I’ve seen this year, Greece being our bitch for Piracy is right there, near or at the top.

[kiryandil]

And the Greeks didn't even pirate the oil for themselves - it was for Short Bus Biden and the Blinkettes.

       

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

This will continue until such seizures are prosecuted for piracy.

[BlueLancer]

This will continue until such seizures are prosecuted for piracy.

Prosecuted? Prosecuted?!

Here's your prosecution ...

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

That is the general idea. However, back in the days of the Barbary Pirates, the US Navy was faced with a peculiar and annoying problem: US federal judges.

When they captured pirates off the African coast, these judges wanted them to stop what they were doing and transport them back to the US to face piracy charges and be hung. Unlike the British, who held trial on their vessels and hung the pirates on their own, slowly sinking, scuttled ships.

So since the US and the British were on fairly neutral terms at the time, the US ships’ Captains came up with a novel solution. Since only the top officers aboard ship had access to navigational maps, they would invariably discover that they had captured the pirates in British patrol waters.

So they dutifully notified the British, who were more than happy to officially receive, try and hang those pirates and sink their worthless “prize ships” as soon as they were turned over. Can’t be poaching pirates, and all.

Moving forward to modern times, the USN still faces annoying problems like this today, so have to discover appropriate solutions, especially since the pirates are not brigands, but state actors.