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Iranian navy vessel fires on oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, prompting US to intervene (two tankers attacked)
Washington Examiner ^ | July 5 2023 | Mike Brest

Posted on 07/05/2023 11:43:15 AM PDT by texas booster

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To: Robert357
Perhaps a repeat of the 1988 Operation Praying Mantis

It does indeed sound like a repeat is needed.

But who in the WH can give the leadership necessary for the military to do its job?

Sigh.

21 posted on 07/05/2023 1:33:48 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: texas booster

An edifying fictional interrogation of a somali skinny who was paid to not steal a ship in Red Sea so it could carry terrorists into Texas. (Not Iranian in this case, but illustrates how the allah snackbars could work together).

The dope flows through ME as you say and the mullahs get their cut (sort of like the moonshiners making sure the local churchs got their cut- everyone’s mouth shut). As you say state security gets their cut and some has to make it to the mullahs.

A “gosh, wish this might have happened”: Sicario: Day of the Soldado How did the ship get to Mexico (like how do Camaroonians end up crossing our border if not sponsored by dopers- heroin or otherwise.

(”You’re fight is with ISIS not me”) Yemen just across the Gulf....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUbfGwY4Fco


22 posted on 07/05/2023 1:36:00 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis.)
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To: texas booster

These are clearly acts of piracy. The US could legally seize these ships, detain their officers and crew, and transport them to a neutral third country. Once in dock, they could disable the ship in such a way that it could not be easily repaired.


23 posted on 07/05/2023 1:39:23 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: piasa

That’s because we had the Greeks sieze Iranian tankers, and we also did as one apporached Venezuela.


24 posted on 07/05/2023 2:29:45 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: texas booster

All part of the silly DC world police sanctions game.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/16/iran-confirms-release-of-two-seized-greek-tankers

Greece seized a Russian crewed Iranian tanker for the US.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-cargo/u-s-says-seized-four-iranian-fuel-shipments-en-route-to-venezuela-idUSKCN25A2AH

DOJ seized four Iranian tankers headed to Venezuala.


25 posted on 07/05/2023 2:33:09 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: Taxman

Biden would but Trump gave away all our Iran plans. /s


26 posted on 07/05/2023 3:27:25 PM PDT by pas
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To: desertsolitaire

“all we do is send a strongly worded letter in Farsi”

Then the WH would have to hire “calligraphers”, like Obama preferred to call them...


27 posted on 07/05/2023 3:52:07 PM PDT by Does so ( πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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To: texas booster

But who in the WH can give the leadership necessary for the military to do its job?

The China spies that own Biden could provide the leadership.


28 posted on 07/05/2023 4:28:02 PM PDT by Robert357
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To: texas booster
When are these ship captains going to say ENOUGH! and mount cannons on their vessels?
29 posted on 07/05/2023 7:01:52 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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Cannons?

Not allowed under maritime law. In some ports the officials will search your ship looking for weapons.

Even around the African Coast in the Indian Ocean, all ships can do is use “non-lethal” self defense against boarders.


30 posted on 07/05/2023 7:05:21 PM PDT by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: pas

Sloe Joe is NOT going to bomb Iran!

John Effing Kerry’s daughter is married to an Iranian!

Plus, Sloe Joe doesn’t have the cojones to bomb Iran!

[Roger the Sarcasm]


31 posted on 07/05/2023 8:11:57 PM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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To: texas booster

Roger that!

Please see my post #31.


32 posted on 07/05/2023 8:13:45 PM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA! VOTE REPUBLICAN IN 2023 AND 2024!)
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To: texas booster

We need to bomb key Iranian oil platforms and Iranian naval assets along with placing sanctions on the Iranian leadership .


33 posted on 07/05/2023 8:51:33 PM PDT by Abolitionist1854
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

We need hostages to trade for those Iran has. The same for Russia.

Time to change our Navy from “The Queens Navy” back to the US Navy of John Paul Jones and Halsey.


34 posted on 07/05/2023 11:09:56 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: texas booster

I guess oxen from different countries need to get gored.


35 posted on 07/06/2023 4:31:37 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: texas booster

Nice distraction from this....

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/07/irans-membership-shanghai-cooperation-organization-further-aligns-it-russia-china


36 posted on 07/06/2023 4:34:10 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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