Tankers Off Iran Hit by Suspected Torpedoes

Wall Street Journal ^ | June 13, 2019 10:04 a.m. ET | Rory Jones, Biography @RoryWSJ Rory.Jones@wsj.com Benoit Faucon and Costas Paris

[God luvs America]

DUBAI—Two tankers were damaged in attacks off the coast of Iran early Thursday, including one operated by a Japanese company, on a day when Tehran rebuffed attempts by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ease a military standoff with the U.S.

The incidents sent oil prices sharply higher, reigniting fears of trade disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which over a third of the world’s seaborne crude oil is shipped. Brent crude, the international benchmark for crude prices, rose 4% on Thursday to $62.37.

The attacks appeared to use relatively sophisticated weapons, according to early assessments, and came within roughly 45 minutes of each other in the Gulf of Oman, where four tankers were attacked last month in an incident the U.S. blamed on Iran, which Tehran denied. The U.S. military has built up its military presence in the Persian Gulf in response to what American officials said were threats from Iran, sending an aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, and its strike group to the region.

[God luvs America]

Jay Sekulow reporting Iran very likely the culprit.

[Karma_Sherab]

Somebody really, really wants Trump to attack Iran

[petitfour]

John Kerry

[Innovative]

I thought I read that they were in international waters, when attacked.

[HangnJudge]

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3756549/posts

[Innovative]

“Somebody really, really wants Trump to attack Iran”

I think you hit the nail on the head and found the real reason.

[morphing libertarian]

Put me on the list. And since Carter.

[Obadiah]

Whadda know. Just in time to stop the slide in crude oil prices.

[dp0622]

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY LIKELY!!!

John Bolton says so too!!!!

Let’s not GTF in ANOTHER war which will OF COURSE end with boots on the ground and armchair warriors getting to enjoy TV while 18 year olds come home in pieces.

I QUICK leveling by air will NEVER happen because there is NOT enough MONEY in it for military industrial complex.

Only looooong and drawn out occupations make money.

Some, including too many here, never EVER EVER EVER learn!!

[proust]

“Jay Sekulow reporting Iran very likely the culprit.”

Of course he is.

[EagleUSA]

Planned provocation.

[proust]

Interesting how things work out.

[pfflier]

Some, including too many here, never EVER EVER EVER learn!!

Like Chamberlain?

[dp0622]

YES.

And any psycho that compares the vaunted German military to Iran just so they can get their rocks off playing make believe soldier by watching wars on TV. :)

[Revel]

Who benefits from a rise in oil prices?

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Bkmk

[amorphous]

Who?

The Twelvers
The Deep State
The Military Industrial Complex
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Russia
Turkey
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AOTA
?

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I wouldn’t be surprised if George Soros recently purchased huge amounts of oil stocks.

He would make a ton of money when and if the price of oil company stocks jumped sharply if there was a major war in the region.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Do torpedoes hit above the water line? My understanding is that the hulls were breached above the water line. Doesn't that imply limpet mines? Who stands to gain if we go to war with Iran? There is a very long list, some of which are fully capable of pulling this off as a false flag. Why hit Japanese cargoes while Shinzō Abe is there? Something smells fishy.