https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/maritime-news/article/25993
Posted on 06/12/2019 11:04:59 PM PDT by Cementjungle
Iran’s Al-Alam television network cited local sources in Oman as saying that two successive explosions were heard in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning.
The sources said the blasts were caused by “attacks” on the tankers, according to the report.
Local Pakistani sources also said the giant tankers had sent distress calls to the sea’s littoral states, the report added.
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Odd I do not see anything in Gcaptain
news.
I know the straits of hormus have been hot for years
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/maritime-news/article/25993
Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid tension between Iran and United States.
The meeting on Thursday morning, the second and final day of Abe’s landmark visit, came amid reports of an oil tanker explosion in the Gulf of Oman.
Interesting timing.
That looks at the waterline, not below it. Could it have been a drone boat with explosives?
And Pres. Trump’s birthday.
Beginning to wonder if the two ships simply collided, and caused an explosion in the process.
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I could swear that was a month back or more.
No injury, just insult.
The Persians are trying to use the straits as a choke point.
They cannot do it overtly, so they fund terrorists in yemen.
Still, it looks like nothing, a blip.
Roar toothless Lion.
John Kerry comes to mind here.
Especially since the Germans were just there.
The Dems are not idiots in the sense that they don't understand what's going on. Despite all their 'tough talk' on Russia they were/are actually in cahoots with them. Increasing evidence shows that it was the Democrats who had colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. And they no doubt still are working to help the Russians, as they did during the 8 years of the Obama-Biden-Hillary admin. Iran of course is one of Russia's key pawns in their quest to return to former glory. North Korea is another. The Russians are master at the complex game of chess, thinking many moves ahead of their opponents, using various evil regimes as pawns.
Yes, I suspect Kerry told them this would be a good idea. Perhaps his thinking is that if Trump starts a new war that it would help in defeating him in 2020.
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