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Tankers Off Iran Hit by Suspected Torpedoes
Wall Street Journal ^ | June 13, 2019 10:04 a.m. ET | Rory Jones, Biography @RoryWSJ Rory.Jones@wsj.com Benoit Faucon and Costas Paris

Posted on 06/13/2019 9:04:43 AM PDT by God luvs America

DUBAI—Two tankers were damaged in attacks off the coast of Iran early Thursday, including one operated by a Japanese company, on a day when Tehran rebuffed attempts by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to ease a military standoff with the U.S.

The incidents sent oil prices sharply higher, reigniting fears of trade disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, through which over a third of the world’s seaborne crude oil is shipped. Brent crude, the international benchmark for crude prices, rose 4% on Thursday to $62.37.

The attacks appeared to use relatively sophisticated weapons, according to early assessments, and came within roughly 45 minutes of each other in the Gulf of Oman, where four tankers were attacked last month in an incident the U.S. blamed on Iran, which Tehran denied. The U.S. military has built up its military presence in the Persian Gulf in response to what American officials said were threats from Iran, sending an aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, and its strike group to the region.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: didyousearch; djibouti; eritrea; falseflag; hasbara; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; lebanon; maritime; oi; oman; postedseveraltimes; putinsbuttboys; seebreakingnews; sudan; tehran; trump; yemen
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Jay Sekulow reporting Iran very likely the culprit.
1 posted on 06/13/2019 9:04:43 AM PDT by God luvs America
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To: God luvs America

Somebody really, really wants Trump to attack Iran


2 posted on 06/13/2019 9:06:32 AM PDT by Karma_Sherab
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To: Karma_Sherab

John Kerry


3 posted on 06/13/2019 9:07:02 AM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: God luvs America

I thought I read that they were in international waters, when attacked.


4 posted on 06/13/2019 9:07:35 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: God luvs America

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3756549/posts


5 posted on 06/13/2019 9:08:37 AM PDT by HangnJudge
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To: Karma_Sherab

“Somebody really, really wants Trump to attack Iran”

I think you hit the nail on the head and found the real reason.


6 posted on 06/13/2019 9:08:53 AM PDT by Innovative
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To: Karma_Sherab

Put me on the list. And since Carter.


7 posted on 06/13/2019 9:09:32 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: God luvs America

Whadda know. Just in time to stop the slide in crude oil prices.


8 posted on 06/13/2019 9:09:38 AM PDT by Obadiah
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To: God luvs America

VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY LIKELY!!!

John Bolton says so too!!!!

Let’s not GTF in ANOTHER war which will OF COURSE end with boots on the ground and armchair warriors getting to enjoy TV while 18 year olds come home in pieces.

I QUICK leveling by air will NEVER happen because there is NOT enough MONEY in it for military industrial complex.

Only looooong and drawn out occupations make money.

Some, including too many here, never EVER EVER EVER learn!!


9 posted on 06/13/2019 9:10:15 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: God luvs America

“Jay Sekulow reporting Iran very likely the culprit.”

Of course he is.


10 posted on 06/13/2019 9:10:37 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: God luvs America

Planned provocation.


11 posted on 06/13/2019 9:11:04 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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Interesting how things work out.
12 posted on 06/13/2019 9:11:58 AM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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To: dp0622
Some, including too many here, never EVER EVER EVER learn!!

Like Chamberlain?

13 posted on 06/13/2019 9:12:13 AM PDT by pfflier
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YES.

And any psycho that compares the vaunted German military to Iran just so they can get their rocks off playing make believe soldier by watching wars on TV. :)


14 posted on 06/13/2019 9:15:29 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: God luvs America

Who benefits from a rise in oil prices?


15 posted on 06/13/2019 9:16:06 AM PDT by Revel
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16 posted on 06/13/2019 9:17:47 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (This space for rent...)
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Bkmk


17 posted on 06/13/2019 9:18:14 AM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Karma_Sherab
Who?

The Twelvers
The Deep State
The Military Industrial Complex
Saudi Arabia
China
Russia
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?

18 posted on 06/13/2019 9:18:23 AM PDT by amorphous
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To: Karma_Sherab

I wouldn’t be surprised if George Soros recently purchased huge amounts of oil stocks.

He would make a ton of money when and if the price of oil company stocks jumped sharply if there was a major war in the region.


19 posted on 06/13/2019 9:18:56 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (President Trump IS The Resistance!)
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To: God luvs America
Do torpedoes hit above the water line? My understanding is that the hulls were breached above the water line. Doesn't that imply limpet mines? Who stands to gain if we go to war with Iran? There is a very long list, some of which are fully capable of pulling this off as a false flag. Why hit Japanese cargoes while Shinzō Abe is there? Something smells fishy.
20 posted on 06/13/2019 9:20:05 AM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (TRUMP TRAIN !!! Get the hell out of the way if you are not on yet because we don't stop for idiots)
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