Posted on 01/11/2024 7:43:09 AM PST by bitt
The US has been fending off Iran-backed terrorists in the region for weeks
Iranian forces have seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, two U.S. military officials confirmed to Fox News on Thursday.
The seized vessel, previously known as the Suez Rajan, was once at the center of another dispute between the U.S. and Iran that ultimately saw the U.S. seize over 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil. Armed Iranian soldiers reportedly boarded the vessel Thursday morning.
The U.S. and other Western navies have been combating attacks from Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen in the Red Sea for weeks, but Iran itself had not taken direct action beyond sending one of its naval vessels to the region. The Houthis had been a State Department designated foreign terrorist organization until February 2021, when the designation was revoked by the Biden administration.
The U.S. Navy has shot down numerous missiles and drones fired by Houthi rebels. U.S. Navy helicopters also fired on and sank multiple Houthi small boats as they attempted to hijack a trade vessel last month.
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Ezekiel 38 is coming
The launchers are mobile
They’d have to fly suppression routes over hostile territory and even that leaves a lot of holes
This is very cost-efficient for Iran and their friends
You really are a joke with this.
I’m happy to entertain you, but I’m disappointed you didn’t post a substantive response. :-O
You can be sure that President Trump would not stand for this. Ewe are being humiliated Jimmy Carter style,cand you soide with the Mullahs.
The facts of history say you are wrong.
This decision Trump made on June 20th of 2019 was the high point of his presidency, as far as I'm concerned. I'm also convinced it was the biggest factor in the D.C. establishment setting his first impeachment into motion a few weeks later. They can't have a reflective, deliberative person in the White House who makes prudent decisions like this.
The Houtis fired on American troops. This is not unprovoked.
When did that happen, and where?
They have been doing it for weeks. They attacked the USS Carney on December. 3rd.
US & UK Strike Houthis | Impact on Global Shipping? | Is the Red Sea Open?
What’s Going on With Shipping?
Jan.11, 2024
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the strikes against the Houthi by the United States and the United Kingdom and what impact this will have on global shipping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaKk-PI4jpE
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