Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf

[Geaux4it]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
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By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

 

[JoeB131]

so why does this involve us, exactly?

 

[Geaux4it]

so why does this involve us, exactly?

because it should, that's why

-Geaux

 

[JoeB131]

so why does this involve us, exactly?

because it should, that's why

-Geaux

Uh,no, this sounds like a dispute between Singapore and Iran, not the US.

And Singapore SHOULD pay Iran for that rig it damaged.

 

[Obiwan]

Hey, Joe....

Iran should pay us for seizing our embassy and holding our people hostage. Is the check in the mail yet?

 

[JoeB131]

Hey, Joe....

Iran should pay us for seizing our embassy and holding our people hostage. Is the check in the mail yet?

Okay, right after we pay them for all the people that the Shah butchered during the 30 years we propped him up. That seems fair.

 

[Sonny Clark]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

The Middle East is a lost cause, and has been for many centuries. Peace in the Middle East is not in the foreseeable future. The tensions have been there for a long time, and will remain for a long time.

 

[JoeB131]

The Middle East is a lost cause, and has been for many centuries. Peace in the Middle East is not in the foreseeable future. The tensions have been there for a long time, and will remain for a long time.

That could be said about any part of the world, really.

 

[Obiwan]

Joe

If it's an issue for you if we support any regimes without a good human rights record, maybe you should tell Obozo to apologize to the Cuban people for cuddling up to Castro, and support Cruz for President as a show of good faith!!!

 

[LoneLaugher]

OP......your ODS is severe.

Obama is not giving anyone nuclear weapons and he has nothing to do with this incident.

Get a grip.

 

[Sonny Clark]

The Middle East is a lost cause, and has been for many centuries. Peace in the Middle East is not in the foreseeable future. The tensions have been there for a long time, and will remain for a long time.

That could be said about any part of the world, really.

Maybe so, but where has all the attention been focused for the past 20 plus years? I don't see many discussions about Sweden, Demark, Norway, Canada, Australia, France, and other countries. Most of the news comes out of the Middle East and Africa.

 

[Delta4Embassy]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

Oil tankers being rather large things, if the tanker didn't sink, it wasn't being shot at. It was harassing fire or warning shots, not direct fire.

 

[martybegan]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

Oil tankers being rather large things, if the tanker didn't sink, it wasn't being shot at. It was harassing fire or warning shots, not direct fire.

Warning shots are considered and unfriendly act, which is one step below said vessel committing the unfriendly act being gutted with harpoon missiles.

 

[jon_berzerk]

Joe

If it's an issue for you if we support any regimes without a good human rights record, maybe you should tell Obozo to apologize to the Cuban people for cuddling up to Castro, and support Cruz for President as a show of good faith!!!

--LOL

 

[Delta4Embassy]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

Oil tankers being rather large things, if the tanker didn't sink, it wasn't being shot at. It was harassing fire or warning shots, not direct fire.

Warning shots are considered and unfriendly act, which is one step below said vessel committing the unfriendly act being gutted with harpoon missiles.

US drops bombs on things and people all the time. We're in no position to get snippy about other countries firing warning shots.

 

[Muhammed]

It's a fucking tanker. It's bigger than the side of a barn. If the Iranian Revolutionary Guard wanted to hit it they would have hit it.

 

[jon_berzerk]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

Oil tankers being rather large things, if the tanker didn't sink, it wasn't being shot at. It was harassing fire or warning shots, not direct fire.

Warning shots are considered and unfriendly act, which is one step below said vessel committing the unfriendly act being gutted with harpoon missiles.

US drops bombs on things and people all the time. We're in no position to get snippy about other countries firing warning shots.

we should blow them out of the water asap

 

[Delta4Embassy]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

Oil tankers being rather large things, if the tanker didn't sink, it wasn't being shot at. It was harassing fire or warning shots, not direct fire.

Warning shots are considered and unfriendly act, which is one step below said vessel committing the unfriendly act being gutted with harpoon missiles.

US drops bombs on things and people all the time. We're in no position to get snippy about other countries firing warning shots.

we should blow them out of the water asap

Us logic there. Let's kill people over our outrage of their firing warning shots.

 

[Obiwan]

Delta

How about if we just fire a few warning shots back?

And let a typical incompetent Lib do it (as in Oops....)?

 

[jon_berzerk]

No wonder the gulf states are shunning Obama's barbque function. The fools are firing shots down in the gulf yet Obama wants to give them nukes

What could go wrong with that?

-Geaux
========

By Phil Stewart and Jonathan Saul

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said.

The incident unnerved the shipping industry just as President Barack Obama met with Gulf allies to try to allay their concerns that Iran would be empowered by a deal to curb Tehran’s nuclear program in exchange for the West lifting sanctions.

U.S. officials, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said five Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ships approached the Alpine Eternity oil products tanker at about noon (0800 GMT), prompting the ship to flee to safety in United Arab Emirates’ waters.

One U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran had attempted to intercept the vessel in international waters because Tehran says the tanker is liable for damage to an Iranian-owned oil platform it hit on March 22.

The White House, Pentagon and State Department declined to confirm emerging details about the episode but acknowledged concern about Iran’s conduct.”This is exactly the type of challenge that many of the (Gulf) partners are focused on,” said White House Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Iran Navy Fires Shots at Tanker as Tensions Rise in Gulf Washington Free Beacon

Oil tankers being rather large things, if the tanker didn't sink, it wasn't being shot at. It was harassing fire or warning shots, not direct fire.

Warning shots are considered and unfriendly act, which is one step below said vessel committing the unfriendly act being gutted with harpoon missiles.

US drops bombs on things and people all the time. We're in no position to get snippy about other countries firing warning shots.

we should blow them out of the water asap

Us logic there. Let's kill people over our outrage of their firing warning shots.

they want to claim

we are the worst folks in the world

well then lets live up to it

fuck em

blow em out of the water where ever we get a chance


that is how you deal with scum like the Iranians

isis too they should be shot dead on sight

for just claiming to be an isis member