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    Default Iranians rescue crewmen from distressed tankers in the Gulf.

    Iran says it rescued 44 sailors after 2 tankers were ‘reportedly attacked’ in Gulf of Oman



    Iran rescued dozens of sailors from oil tankers that were reportedly attacked in the Gulf of Oman off the UAE coast, according to IRNA. One of the vessels was allegedly targeted by a torpedo, reports said.
    The rescue ship evacuated 44 crew members from the tankers in distress, bringing them to safety to the city of Jask in the southern Hormozgan Province, IRNA reported, citing an informed source.

    The oil tankers, identified by Reuters as the Marshall Islands-flagged Front Altair and the Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous, have been evacuated following suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman. A report by shipping newspaper TradeWinds claimed that a Norwegian tanker was hit by a torpedo off the UAE coast.

    Images posted by Tasnim News Agency apparently show one of the vessels with a huge plume of smoke rising in the air.

    Details about the incidents are still unclear, but it is known that the tankers sent distress signals to ports and vessels in the vicinity. Iranian rescuers were first to reach the ships, local media reported.

    Kokura’s manager said the tanker was damaged on its hull in a security incident in which one crew member was slightly injured. Iran’s Al-Alam television network reported two explosions were heard in the Sea of Oman Thursday morning, Press TV reports.

    Meanwhile, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said it was aware of an incident in the Gulf and urged “extreme caution.” The US Fifth Fleet for its part also announced two oil tankers were damaged in an incident near the Strait of Hormuz and that one of the ships’ operators described as a suspected attack, Bloomberg reports.

    “US Naval Forces in the region received two separate distress calls at 6:12a.m. local time and a second one at 7:00 am," Joshua Frey of the Fifth Fleet said.

    https://www.rt.com/news/461745-oil-tanker-torpedo-uae/

    Iran lashes out at ‘warmonger’ Bolton over ‘ridiculous’ claims about UAE oil tanker attacks

    https://www.rt.com/news/460541-iran-...at-bolton-uae/
    Iran has absolutely NOTHING to gain from conflict in the Gulf. Izrael has been pushing the US towards war with Iran for years.
    Don't leave the Izraeli penchant for ' false flag ' ops out of this equation.
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    Oh fuck- I forgot to thread-ban the brainwashed Izrael-Firster trolls. Stand by. Haw, haw...........haw.
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    Who's firing the 'torpedoes'?

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    Maybe the nuclear-capable Izraeli subs that the dumb Germans gave them in another pathetic fit of mea culpa.
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    Seems a bit odd that Oil Tankers are being damaged in the heavily patrolled waters of the Strait of Hormuz?

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    is that a thing? can you just attack a ship, rescue the people, and claim a pr victory?
    is on twitter @realtsuke

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    'Rescued'? 'Kidnapped'?
    A lot of 'misinformation' coming out of that area.

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    The latest incident came as the Japanese prime minister, Shinzō Abe, held talks with the Iranian leadership in Tehran in an effort to find a basis for discussions between the US and Iran. The Japanese stressed they were not bringing specific messages from the US president, Donald Trump, and said nothing that they had heard in the first day of talks suggested a breakthrough was imminent.

    Japan’s trade ministry said the two oil tankers involved in Thursday’s incidents carried “Japan-related” cargo.

    The Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, described Thursday’s developments as “suspicious” and implied that the fault lay with a person or group trying to damage his country.

    “Suspicious doesn’t begin to describe what likely transpired this morning,” he tweeted, adding that the incidents took place while Abe was meeting Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, “for extensive and friendly talks”.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...f-oman-us-navy
    Now who doesn't want Japan being friendly with Iran ?
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    While you've got Saudi Arabia, 'Israel' and Trumpf, why should anyone but a brainwashed nit believe that the Iranians are trying to commit suicide?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Penderyn View Post
    While you've got Saudi Arabia, 'Israel' and Trumpf, why should anyone but a brainwashed nit believe that the Iranians are trying to commit suicide?
    Yes- and what kind of fools would sink oil tankers off their own clean coastline ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Penderyn View Post
    While you've got Saudi Arabia, 'Israel' and Trumpf, why should anyone but a brainwashed nit believe that the Iranians are trying to commit suicide?
    Well Spain did it in Havana harbor & those idiots in the gulf of Tonkin come to mind..
    "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Well Spain did it in Havana harbor & those idiots in the gulf of Tonkin come to mind..
    I think you need to explain that fifteen times to the trumpers.

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    "Thursday's incident comes a month after the U.S. accused Iran of attacking ships off the coast of United Arab Emirates."

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    Looks like it is getting time to break out the freedumb fries again & start talking about supporting the troops aka war.......

    We just went down this road, & we are still stuck in the ME......... After it didn't happen in Afghani-NAM, or Iraq, maybe this time they will be seeing us as liberators, loving us in the streets etc.....
    "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and after the chaos was also unconscionable, from attacking Vice President Mike Pence during the riot to praising the criminals after it ended."



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    'Wag the Dog'.



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