Posted on 05/13/2019 1:12:58 PM PDT by detective
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that two of its oil tankers suffered “significant damage” from sabotage attacks off the coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) near the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks reportedly also damaged two ships from other nations, one of them registered to Norway.
The Saudis and Emiratis did not name any suspects but their implications about the motive suggested a link to Iran. Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said the sabotage was intended to “undermine the freedom of maritime navigation, and the security of oil supplies to consumers all over the world.”
The minister’s statement stressed the responsibility of the international community to “protect the safety of maritime navigation and the security of oil tankers, to mitigate against the adverse consequences of such incidents on energy markets, and the danger they pose to the global economy.”
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Maybe Blackwater can sell them some escort services.
I really think it’s Iran taking cheap potshots when they can.
sabotage?
That would indicate an ‘inside job’....................
Iran is screwing with the Strait .
It would be a damn shame if their submarines went down and never came up.
“Tanks burn Colonel”
The Iranian coasst needs to become a “No Float” zone.
Sounds like piracy problems. We know how to handle pirates. Was this all the fuss—why we sent ships and planes? I hope it was more than this. The war between Iran and the USA has been put off long enough. Jimmy Carter should have solved this a long time ago. Maybe Trump will. Looks Like he still has North Korea to worry about. That and Cuba. Clean the slate now.
"Today I settle all Family business!"
“Today I settle all Family business!”
That should have been done on 9/12/2001
That sounds serious. Is the Saudi government going to send Saudi boys to do something about it?
You say Iran is screwing with the strait. And how do you know what you know?
Israeli intel, and the Saudi government, and our State department and intel community are saying so.
Gotta have proof beyond the word of spooks and Pompeo.
Almost every spook just told me for 3 years that Trump is a Russian spy...that Hillary did nothing illegal...that they don’t spy on Americans... that Syria gassed isis rebels.
So I want incontrovertible proof of an attack. And it has to be on something American.
Yeah, we should go for the record and have wars with 10 countries at the same time!
President Trump says it’s a ‘big mistake’ for Iran to threaten U.S., allies
https://www.oann.com/president-trump-says-its-a-big-mistake-for-iran-to-threaten-u-s-allies/
Maybe they can rename the strait of Hormuz to the strait of Tonkin.
“Sabotage, any details?”
Still not clear. Saw one picture that showed a gash on the stern at the waterline. One reporter said that it looked like it had been rammed or hit by a projectile. Another said it looked like a bomb.
I looked at it and thought that the pilot had backed into a pier.
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