Posted on 07/19/2019 1:05:57 PM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
A British-flagged oil tanker was seized by Iran on Friday night and was heading towards a Revolutionary Guard base, in a major escalation of tensions along one of the world's most vital oil shipping routes.
The Stena Impero had been en route to Saudi Arabia but made an abrupt change of course and began moving towards the Iranian island of Qeshm, according to data relayed by maritime tracking services.
The ship “went dark”, meaning its identification system was turned off, at 16:29 UK time and nothing has been heard from her or her 23 crew since.
Northern Marine, a Clyde-based subsidiary of the ship's Swedish owner Stena AB, confirmed that a “hostile action” had preceded the vessel's change of course on Friday afternoon.
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Send them a sternly worded letter.
Just close the Straits to Iranian traffic. Escort other traffic safely through. Do this until they return the ships.
I’m going to say stop, and if you don’t stop, I’ll say stop again.
Grabbin’ weak-kneed assets will drive up the price of oil and cause concessions. Trump has always been in this practically by himself. I don’t think there is a country in the EU that would dare strike Iran. That leaves us and Israel.
Turn Qeshm into a parking lot.
Let England handle it.
They all moved to Minnesotastan and elected 0mar as their leader.
They are taking advantage of the indecision in London during the change of government and know that the large fascist Muslim population in Britain will support them regardless of what they do. It’s a gamble on Iran’s part but likely a safe gamble.
Maybe the useless moozlum mayor of london could talk with them...
Sounds fair. Didn’t Britain just seize an Iranian ship off Gibraltar last week?
Attack on one is an attack on all....Ugh, something like that. Then, of course, there is this British spying on the Trump campaign and all. And a British guy, Steele I think, that is still bullshitting for Mueler and all. Ugh.... Maybe let the Brits handle this.
Most UK Muslims are Sunni. The radicals will hate Iranian Shia even more than British infidels.
Except for Ilan Omar...
Brits will pay the ransom.
I don’t think the Iranian government would just lie back and let that happen. They will probably respond with massive cyber attacks for lack of any other means of offensive action.
Not our fight, let the Brits handle this and stay the hell out of it
We are now the worlds leading producer of oil and we are not the worlds policeman, so any of you spoiling for a fight need to consider just how many of our Soldiers you are ready to send into harms way and just what the heck you are thinking.
Hey May, what ya gonna do there ya butt head?
Nothing?
Fret?
Stoopid.
I am the last person that wants to get in a fight in the ME.
Sandbagger No 1 in transit on tourist class as we speak.
May?
Yeah./
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