Posted on 06/13/2019 7:26:09 PM PDT by Mariner
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The United States blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday that drove up oil prices and raised concerns about a new U.S.-Iranian confrontation, but Tehran bluntly denied the allegation.
It was not immediately clear what befell the Norwegian-owned Front Altair or the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous, which both experienced explosions, forcing crews to abandon ship and leave the vessels adrift in waters between Gulf Arab states and Iran.
One source said the blast on the Front Altair, which caught fire and sent a huge plume of smoke into the air, may have been caused by a magnetic mine. The firm that chartered the Kokuka Courageous tanker said it was hit by a suspected torpedo, but a person with knowledge of the matter said torpedoes were not used.
On Thursday night, U.S. Central Command spokesman Bill Urban released a video of what the U.S. military said was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp Gashti Class patrol boat approaching the Kokuka Courageous "and was observed and recorded removing (an) unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous."
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“” “” Posted so the Iran defenders can change their tune from “False Flag” to “it’s not our business”.
Well, in time that can can preserve some dignity.”” “”
In fact if there is proof it is everyone’s business.
Well, they rank ahead of US on that.
Not true. The US rescued all the sailors from one ship, but Iran interred all the sailors on the other ship.
CENTCOM reports that the Iranians got the crew from the Altair:
“At 9:26 a.m. local time the Iranians requested that the motor vessel Hyundai Dubai, which had rescued the sailors from the M/T Altair, to turn the crew over to the Iranian FIACs. The motor vessel Hyundai Dubai complied with the request and transferred the crew of the M/T Altair to the Iranian FIACs.”
https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=109911
Fake FReeper/Putin Butt kisser, Rashputin, wrote:
Doesn't make sense for the Iranians to do this, but it does make sense for the US, Saudis, or their current errand boys to do this and blame the Iranians.--Rashputin, post 36
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3756522/posts?page=36#36
amen
more fronts coming of this war sadly
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