On May 3 at approximately 6:20 a.m. local time, Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. See video & link to statement below
(Video Of It In Link Below)
I have to admit that I’m no expert on maritime law or rules of engagement.
But why is it these ships are not equipped with the means to repel an unauthorized seizure of their ship?
Look for pump prices to rise...
Weakness invites aggression.
Iran is saying, “I dare you to stop me!”.
Nobody will.
Biden better get more trans for the Navy soon!
Where are our SEALS? Busy with pronoun training?
Anyone here know the latest on the US submarine that Iran reportedly forced to surface? This was reported a couple of weeks ago and about a week after the report of the US was sending a nuclear missile equipped sub to the Middle East.
Where are our Navy war vessels?
Most of these ships fly flags of convenience, just to avoid US laws and regulations. The ship in question here was officially a Panamanian ship.
I get how important freedom of the seas is. But I’m tempted to tell this ship’s owner to call on the Panamanian navy for protection.
Piracy on the high seas. President Jefferson and Regan had the answer, sink em.
Iran stopped doing this when Trump became President.
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