Posted on 04/28/2015 8:11:06 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
Conflicting reports that a U.S. cargo ship may or may not have been seized by the Iranian military in the Arab Gulf roiled markets on Tuesday morning.
Al Arabiya, the Saudi news network, initially reported that a U.S. vessel has been fired on and steered to the Bandar Abbas port by Iran. Iran's Fars News Agency also reported that an "American trade vessel" had been confiscated.
None of these reports has been independently confirmed by CNBC.
Al Arabiya later reported that a U.S. official has said that no such seizure of a U.S. cargo ship by Iran had actually happened.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
Meanwhile...away from Baltimore...
That would be a strange move by the Iranians. But who knows how far they will go in slapping around their little gimp in the White House?
That 70s Show...
The Mayaguez?
Oil jumped to $57,71 at 10:15 eastern time in response.
As much as they can get away with. . .knowing the clown in the White Hut will put up with anything and everything in order to get them to sign a nuke deal.
The Iranians know Obama is weak.
Maersk is Danish or Swedish, I believe.
Ooooh, look at the jobs report.
No, not the revised report.
Danish, I think.
Could be some flash crasher trying to make a buck. The market reacted to this rumor -down and now back up. If it turns out to be true, down the roller coaster again.
Yes, I think so too, but wasn’t sure.
Do we believe the Iranians or the POTUS?
Did a You-Tube video make 'em do it?
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