US monitoring TWO Iranian warships 'heading towards Venezuela'

Daily Mail ^ | 5-30-21

[nuconvert]

US security agencies are keep a close eye on two Iranian warships that may be headed toward Venezuela.

An Iranian frigate and a former oil tanker known as the Makran are currently sailing south along the east coast of Africa, anonymous sources told Politico on Saturday.

Intelligence officials remain mystified by Iran's motivations with the two vessels and they are unsure what kind of cargo they may be holding. However, if the ships do end up in Venezuela it could be a sign Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is trying to intimidate Washington.

The 755-foot long Makrtan was commissioned this year. Iranian officials have boasted of the its missile and weapons capabilities, and it can allegedly carry up to six helicopters.

Both Iran and Venezuela are under heavy sanctions from the United States, and they have become closer allies in recent years.

[ConservativeInPA]

Sink them in the middle of the Atlantic. Simple. Just do it and keep your mouths shut.

[mylife]

missiles for maduro?

[ClearCase_guy]

Ships get sparks in their center fuel tanks. Happens all the time.

[al baby]

Especially if they et a missile shot at them

[G Larry]

“monitoring” is as strong a response as Biden is capable of giving.

[ETL]

Re: "Russia, Russia, Russia!"

The phony, lying, Left continue, to this day, talking about "Trump-Russia collusion". Meanwhile, Russia is in bed with the far left, here and abroad! They are in the same camp with the radical left groups here in the US!

Re: Maduro allies

The Links Between Black Lives Matter and Nicolas Maduro Revealed

PanAm Post ^ | June 23, 2020 | PanAm Post Staff

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"...while Black Lives Matter claim to oppose police abuse and racism around the world, the organization is simultaneously a great supporter of some of the world’s most brutal and repressive dictators. In particular, the founders of BLM have been staunch supporters and allies of the sanguinary Venezuela dictator Nicolas Maduro and of the Castro regime in Cuba.

In December 2015 Black Lives Matter sent a delegation, headed by the organization’s co-founder, Opal Tometi, to act as observers during the Venezuelan Parliamentary elections of that year. The Maduro regime did not allow accreditation for observers from the Organization of American States, the UN, or the EU. The only accredited observers where from regimes and organizations friendly to the “revolutionary cause.”

Later that same month Tometi penned an article where she espouses, word for word, the regime’s standard text for international propaganda.

“In these last 17 years, we have witnessed the Bolivarian Revolution champion participatory democracy and construct a fair, transparent election system recognized as among the best in the world ,” wrote Tometi about one of the world’s most corrupt voting systems in history.

Earlier in 2015 Maduro was given an award at the Afro-descenndants Summit” held in Harlem. Maduro was invited at the behest of the Black Lives Matter leadership. ..."

[Venezuelan President] Nicolas Maduro with Opal Tometi (right), co-founder
of Black Lives Matter, in Harlem, Manhattan, December 2015.

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Also in 2015...

Moscow defense minister inks deals with Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua for joint exercises

by Bill Gertz, February 20, 2015

Russia agreed to provide military training for three leftist regimes in Latin America and increase military visits and exercises following a visit last week to the region by Moscow's Defense Minister Sergei Shoygu, Pentagon officials said.

Shoygu met with defense and military leaders in Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua and signed several agreements on warship visits and military training during the visit, which ran from Feb 11 to 14.

It is not clear whether any new arms deals were completed during the visit.

Defense officials said the Russian leader is seeking bases in the region for strategic bomber flights that Shoygu recently promised would include flights over the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. ..."

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2015...

Nicolas Maduro with Opal Tometi (black dress, center), co-founder of Black Lives Matter, in Harlem, Manhattan, December 2015.
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2020...

Russia to boost Venezuela ties amid US pressure

February 8, 2020 - BBC

Russia has pledged to boost military and economic co-operation with Venezuela to help the South American nation deal with growing US pressure.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s comments came after his meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas.

Mr Lavrov said any attempts to remove Mr Maduro’s government by force were unacceptable.

The US accuses Mr Maduro of leading a corrupt and brutal regime. ...”

“Russia is a key ally of Venezuela, lending it billions of dollars and backing its oil industry and military.”
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U.S. Military Wary of China’s Foothold in Venezuela

The head of U.S. Southern Command says Beijing is using disinformation and debt diplomacy to dig in as Maduro clings to power

By Lara Seligman | April 8, 2019

As U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security team mulls a military intervention to oust Venezuela’s strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, the Pentagon is watching China’s commercial and financial creep in the crisis-gripped nation with growing alarm.

In an interview with Foreign Policy, Adm. Craig Faller, the four-star military officer who heads U.S. Southern Command, pointed to a Chinese disinformation campaign designed to blame the United States for the blackouts that devastated Venezuela in recent weeks. ..."

Maduro, whose government is backed by China, Russia, and Cuba, has himself publicly accused the U.S. Defense Department of causing the blackouts. Following the power failures, Beijing offered to help the Venezuelan government restore its grid. ...”

MORE AT LINK
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/04/08/us-military-wary-of-chinas-foothold-in-venezuela-maduro-faller-guaido-trump-pentagon/

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2015

[absalom01]

All sorts of things can start a spark. And those open-ocean waves in the mid atlantic this time of year can break a ship apart right quick as well. Dangerous bidness, bringing missiles across the ocean during hurricane season.

[crz]

“US security agencies are keep a close eye on two Iranian warships that may be headed toward Venezuela.”

So? With Pig Face Bidet in there with his Ho they’ll do nothing.

[sageburn]

Lol, I like the way they worded that. It makes the reader wonder if Venezuela is their intended destination there may be a doubt as to whether they can find it! Or it could mean even the Iranians aren’t sure where they’re going.

[srmanuel]

I said this in another thread, but what if a Hugo Chavez type person started a revolution in Mexico and sought help from Iran, Russia, or China maybe a combination of all three....

Would we allow a communist totalitarian government on our border, the mass exodus from Mexico across our border would be in the millions....

We already know China is shipping Fentanyl into Mexico to the drug cartels, why not a Naval Base in Mexico or Central American, perhaps Nicaragua

All I’m saying is given our current Government, there is no telling how far China will push their influence....

[nuconvert]

“it could be a sign Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is trying to intimidate Washington”

Have to correct the writer...Rouhani has nothing to do with this sort of action. This is from the top - Khamenie/IRGC

[logi_cal869]

Of interest:

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/the-100000-ton-us-navy-ship-that-iran-is-copying/

[fishtank]

Meteors can sink ships, too!

Terrible…

[aynrandfreak]

The fact that it’s even being reported means the fix is probably already in for whatever agenda is being pushed by Biden Inc. (i.e. new talks with Iran, lifting more sanctions, etc)

[dynachrome]

Might be weapons for the communists who are possibly going to take over Chile:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3959919/posts

[Truth29]

"“monitoring” is as strong a response as Biden is capable of giving."

Oh, he could do more. He could offer to assist them in reaching Venezuela, declare Iran's deep water capabilities an accomplishment of the US engagement with Iran, pay for their trip, etc.

[usconservative]

Monitoring for Joe Biden means he’s watching CNN to see what they have to say about it and what he’s going to say next because as we all know the lying liberal mainstream media tells the idiot in the White House what to do.

[rrrod]

Again you are dead on. The National Socialists Putinistas here are working on responses claiming Putin is our friend....lol