Two large oil tankers targeted in Sea of Oman: Reports

PressTV ^

[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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[marajade]

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

[LukeL]

How about we let Saudi Arabia fend for itself?

[marajade]

We just aren’t talking about Saudi Arabia though are we?

[LukeL]

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.

[marajade]

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

[mass55th]

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

[LukeL]

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

[Dave W]

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.

[McGruff]

For reference.

[Nextrush]

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.

[marajade]

thank you

[tired&retired]

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.

[marajade]

Are you Lindsey Graham?

[mylife]

The Houthis are becoming problematic

[Nextrush]

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

[mylife]

Amen, pick your poison.

[marajade]

I sure wouldn’t want to be Abe.

[Cementjungle]

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