Posted on 07/21/2019 4:51:40 PM PDT by Hadean
and according to a freeper the Russians conduct hunt-a-pirate tours - deliberately baiting the pirates then allowing the client to waste them with AKs and other meaningful and fun toys.
The tanker was headed into the Gulf through the strait. It isn’t that wide. The tanker simply made a turn to starboard and was inside Iranian waters before the frigate could overtake (assuming it was even in a position to do so).
The IRG is desperately trying to start a shooting war.
The more we lie down and take this crap, the more they'll do.
Other sources suggest that the Montrose was 60 minutes away from being able to help.
Not ironic at all. The fascist government of Britain is a bully, boldly taking a stand against those who cannot fight back, cowering in the face of Iranian acts of war.
I thought pirating a ship was illegal?
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