War with Iran Part II

[Anonymous]

The US military is preparing in coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday citing US officials.

The Iranian military has continued to tighten its grip on the strait of Hormuz, attacking several commercial vessels on Saturday as it declared the waterway was being “strictly controlled” by Iran. Shipping companies are left scrambling a day after Iran’s foreign minister said the strait was fully open to commercial traffic, an announcement that was welcomed by Trump.

Reported in the guardian.
God what a mess. Those poor soldiers and sailors. WTH

[Anonymous]

“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

The fun part comes when the ships are carrying oil to China.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

I mean why not. The US is already acting like a terrorist nation, why not just add piracy to their new label.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

That’s not what it said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

I mean why not. The US is already acting like a terrorist nation, why not just add piracy to their new label.

Exactly. Just add another crime to the list.
This is horrible news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

The fun part comes when the ships are carrying oil to China.

Trump is scared of China. And he wants his summit with Xi next month to go well. The US is becoming increasingly irrelevant to China as they build a modern military while moving away from a dependency on oil. China is all in with renewables. And their new fifth generation fighters do seem capable. Plus, China can do so much damage to the US economically. I don't think Trump would seize tankers going to China. That is taking escalation to a whole new level. But you never know with Trump/Vance/Hegseth/Rubio. They have proven to be idiots over and over again.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It's a bit inaccurate to say Iran "opens" the strait of Hormuz. Would it not be more accurate to say Iran stops terrorizing free passage in the strait of Hormuz? You don't really close something you do not own. It's like saying a terrorist reopens a street just because they stopped shooting everyone who walks down it. We don't say "terrorist reopens street". We say "terrorist stops threatening the area."

It's a bit inaccurate to say that the US was engaged in war with Iran. Would it not be more accurate to say that they were engaged in a terrorist campaign against Iran?

No, it actually wouldn't. Attacking a belligerent, fanatical, tyrannical, murderous terrorist state in order to get it to stop being a terrorist state is hardly engaging in a terrorist campaign. But nice try.

You’re talking about Israel, right?

Do you just post the same things over and over?

Nope. I just prefer accuracy. How about you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

The fun part comes when the ships are carrying oil to China.

Trump is scared of China. And he wants his summit with Xi next month to go well. The US is becoming increasingly irrelevant to China as they build a modern military while moving away from a dependency on oil. China is all in with renewables. And their new fifth generation fighters do seem capable. Plus, China can do so much damage to the US economically. I don't think Trump would seize tankers going to China. That is taking escalation to a whole new level. But you never know with Trump/Vance/Hegseth/Rubio. They have proven to be idiots over and over again.

China has all the raw mineral earth materials needed for our airplanes, rockets, phones, computers, drones, nuclear facilities, and more. How in the world did our leaders, past and present, allow this to occur is beyond all comprehension.

[Anonymous]

Any fellow American who supports the idea of interdiction and piracy of foreign assets in territorial waters or even the open sea is squarely part of the problem with our empire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

Good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Seize commercial ships on international waters”????!!!!

If they are Iran linked, then yep.

That’s not what it said.

That’s exactly what it said.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any fellow American who supports the idea of interdiction and piracy of foreign assets in territorial waters or even the open sea is squarely part of the problem with our empire.

This is exactly what we did in Venezuela and it worked. So I’m all for interdiction of any Iranian ships unless and until an agreement is reached.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Any fellow American who supports the idea of interdiction and piracy of foreign assets in territorial waters or even the open sea is squarely part of the problem with our empire.

This is exactly what we did in Venezuela and it worked. So I’m all for interdiction of any Iranian ships unless and until an agreement is reached.

It's illegal.

And what did it accomplish in Venezuela?