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Two large oil tankers targeted in Sea of Oman: Reports
PressTV ^

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at presstv.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: djibouti; eritrea; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; hormuz; iran; lebanon; oiltankerattacks; oman; putinsbuttboys; sudan; yemen
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1 posted on 06/12/2019 11:04:59 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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2 posted on 06/12/2019 11:06:33 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (This space for rent...)
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To: Cementjungle

And Congress is trying to stop Trump from letting Saudi Arabia buy arms. Idiots!


3 posted on 06/12/2019 11:06:50 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: marajade

How about we let Saudi Arabia fend for itself?


4 posted on 06/12/2019 11:08:08 PM PDT by LukeL
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We just aren’t talking about Saudi Arabia though are we?


5 posted on 06/12/2019 11:09:24 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: marajade

No it is also Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Pakistan and a bunch of other enemies of the west. Let them kill each other.


6 posted on 06/12/2019 11:12:17 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: LukeL

Can’t. Too much oil. Too much world chaos at that point.


7 posted on 06/12/2019 11:14:05 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Cementjungle

The price of gas just dropped recently. Gotta have a reason to make it go back up again.


8 posted on 06/12/2019 11:18:08 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: marajade

That is the same thinking that made us support Stalin in WWII and it lead to 50 years of wars and suffering.


9 posted on 06/12/2019 11:22:41 PM PDT by LukeL
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To: LukeL
We can't. They pump too much oil. Any disruption can/will cause chaos, high oil prices and recession. And yes, it has happened and can happen again.

And in anticipation of your objection, oil is fungible. The world needs about 85/90 millions of barrels of oil a day. However, if the world can switch to renewable energy sources in the next 90 days, then yes, we can let Saudi Arabia fend for itself.

10 posted on 06/12/2019 11:25:02 PM PDT by Dave W
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To: everyone
For reference.


11 posted on 06/12/2019 11:27:44 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: mass55th

You get cynical about this and I’m not going to disagree.

Japan’s Prime Minister warned about an “accidental war” in recent hours between the US and Iran being a possibility.

I sure hope that isn’t in the cards.


12 posted on 06/12/2019 11:31:09 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: Dave W

thank you


13 posted on 06/12/2019 11:35:13 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: LukeL

We did not support Stalin except that our enemy’s enemy is our friend in tough times.

If Russia were not fighting Germany our losses and possibly the final outcome of the war would have been far different.


14 posted on 06/12/2019 11:35:28 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: LukeL

Are you Lindsey Graham?


15 posted on 06/12/2019 11:38:22 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: Cementjungle

The Houthis are becoming problematic


16 posted on 06/12/2019 11:39:38 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Cementjungle

Just to give everyone a heads up....Japan’s Prime Minister who is very close to President Trump is in Iran right now.

Shinzo Abe set to meet the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei today Thursday.

Its part of this update on the situation overall from the Associated Press.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/ap-top-news/2019/06/13/the-latest-uk-maritime-group-warns-of-incident-in-oman-sea


17 posted on 06/12/2019 11:41:50 PM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: tired&retired

Amen, pick your poison.


18 posted on 06/12/2019 11:43:19 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Nextrush

I sure wouldn’t want to be Abe.


19 posted on 06/12/2019 11:44:37 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: tired&retired

The two tankers involved in an incident in the Gulf of Oman (Front Altair and Kokuka Courageous) have been evacuated and the crew are safe - Reuters


20 posted on 06/13/2019 12:16:23 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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