Former Iranian Commander Suggests Retaliatory Seizing of UK Oil Tanker

Money and Markets ^ | Jul 5, 2019

[detective]

Iran should consider seizing a British oil tanker in response to authorities detaining an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, a former leader of the Islamic Republic’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said Friday.

The striking comment by Mohsen Rezaei came amid heightened tensions over Iran’s unraveling 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, an accord that the U.S. withdrew from last year.

In recent days, Iran has broken through the limit the nuclear deal imposed on its stockpile of low-enriched uranium and plans on Sunday to boost its enrichment. In the past months, the U.S. has rushed thousands of additional troops, an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and advanced fighter jets to the region.

[detective]

Authorities in Gibraltar intercepted the supertanker Grace 1 on Thursday, saying they believed it to be violating European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Iranian crude oil to Syria. Spanish authorities said the seizure came at the request of the U.S.

[Jim Robinson]

But first, Iran should consider the ensuing retaliatory strike on them. It could be devastating to their infrastructure and oil industry, wiping out their entire economy.

[House Atreides]

Time for the Western oil tankers to substantially increment their onboard security including more powerful weapons.

[bgill]

Iran is begging for a war.

[Dacula]

Deep State is begging for a war.

Iran is begging for a war.

[DesertRhino]

Ok, how does the EU get to prohibit Iran, loading oil into an Iranian tanker, and selling it to Syria?

[DesertRhino]

Wonder how long this back and forth will continue before the shooting starts?

[DesertRhino]

Ok, it’s not an Iranian tanker. It’s a British flagged tanker run by BP.

[cpdiii]

"But first, Iran should consider the ensuing retaliatory strike on them. It could be devastating to their infrastructure and oil industry, wiping out their entire economy."

The vast majority of Iran's oil goes out of two terminals on the Persian Gulf. They could be easily taken out by airstrikes by the Brits if they still have balls of which is subject to debate. Iran's economy would be devastated. Actually it would be better to take out the pipeline pumping stations and not the loading facilities. The new regime would need the facilities.