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2023-05-04 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seize tanker in Strait of Hormuz, for 2nd time in a week

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Posted by trailing wife 2023-05-04 00:44|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Blinken will be winking and blinking over this. Biden will require a fresh attends. Strait of Hormuz ideal choke point.

Posted by Dale 2023-05-04 03:47|| 2023-05-04 03:47|| Front Page Top

#2 The US isn't so worried about this anymore. We are pretty much self sufficient energy wise and can get any more we need from the Americas. China on the other hands gets most of its imported oil from this area. And they don't have a fleet that can sail that far.

Posted by DarthVader 2023-05-04 12:08|| 2023-05-04 12:08|| Front Page Top

#3 So you guys don't think we should re-flag tankers again like Operation Earnest Will?

Posted by Penguin_of_the_Desert 2023-05-04 12:49|| 2023-05-04 12:49|| Front Page Top

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