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U.S. blames Iran for tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman, Iran rejects assertion
Reuters ^ | June 13th, 2019 | Myriad

Posted on 06/13/2019 7:26:09 PM PDT by Mariner

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - The United States blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday that drove up oil prices and raised concerns about a new U.S.-Iranian confrontation, but Tehran bluntly denied the allegation.

It was not immediately clear what befell the Norwegian-owned Front Altair or the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous, which both experienced explosions, forcing crews to abandon ship and leave the vessels adrift in waters between Gulf Arab states and Iran.

One source said the blast on the Front Altair, which caught fire and sent a huge plume of smoke into the air, may have been caused by a magnetic mine. The firm that chartered the Kokuka Courageous tanker said it was hit by a suspected torpedo, but a person with knowledge of the matter said torpedoes were not used.

On Thursday night, U.S. Central Command spokesman Bill Urban released a video of what the U.S. military said was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corp Gashti Class patrol boat approaching the Kokuka Courageous "and was observed and recorded removing (an) unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: attack; djibouti; eritrea; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; lebanon; putinsbuttboys; ships; sudan; video; yemen
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To: Mariner

“” “” Posted so the Iran defenders can change their tune from “False Flag” to “it’s not our business”.
Well, in time that can can preserve some dignity.”” “”

In fact if there is proof it is everyone’s business.


41 posted on 06/13/2019 8:54:00 PM PDT by NorseViking
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To: rintintin

Well, they rank ahead of US on that.


42 posted on 06/13/2019 9:00:22 PM PDT by grumpygresh
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To: Mariner

Not true. The US rescued all the sailors from one ship, but Iran interred all the sailors on the other ship.


43 posted on 06/13/2019 9:01:49 PM PDT by TheConservator (All the blather about TrumpÂ’s violation of the law is simply a projection of their own lawlessness.)
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To: Paladin2; Mariner

CENTCOM reports that the Iranians got the crew from the Altair:

“At 9:26 a.m. local time the Iranians requested that the motor vessel Hyundai Dubai, which had rescued the sailors from the M/T Altair, to turn the crew over to the Iranian FIACs. The motor vessel Hyundai Dubai complied with the request and transferred the crew of the M/T Altair to the Iranian FIACs.”

https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=109911


44 posted on 06/13/2019 9:08:37 PM PDT by BeauBo
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From another thread...

Fake FReeper/Putin Butt kisser, Rashputin, wrote:

Doesn't make sense for the Iranians to do this, but it does make sense for the US, Saudis, or their current errand boys to do this and blame the Iranians.--Rashputin, post 36

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3756522/posts?page=36#36

45 posted on 06/14/2019 1:51:28 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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46 posted on 06/14/2019 1:52:07 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: grumpygresh

amen


47 posted on 06/14/2019 2:44:32 AM PDT by aces (and)
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To: sheehan

more fronts coming of this war sadly


48 posted on 06/14/2019 2:46:16 AM PDT by aces (and)
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To: Mariner
>>So by your theory the Saudis planted the limpets, and Iran discovered some were unexploded and went to remove them.

Yeah. Right.


Do you have evidence those were Iranians removing that mine? And why is the owner of the Japanese ship saying that the US is spreading what amounts to fake news? I would trust those folks more than I would trust John Bolton.

The Iranians gain nothing by going to war with us. The Saudis gain everything by having us go to war agains the Iranians.
49 posted on 06/14/2019 9:30:20 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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