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Thread Author: CGNorwich	Replies: 14

New Thu 13 Jun 19 19:27   Oil Tanker attack - CGNorwich

This is not looking good. Could easily get out of hand www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48630374 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 21:26   Oil Tanker attack - Zero

This is weirdness of the first order, I can't see that Iran would be that foolish, Certainly the Yanks are blaming them, but then de-escalated quickly after the first two. The Yanks and the Iranians both claim to have rescued the crews in the latest ones. I wouldn't be surprised to find its a wild CIA operation, or Israel has a hand in it. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 21:43   Oil Tanker attack - R.P.

Certainly very odd. I can't see that this is Iranian policy. Maybe they have their own rouge elements. US have plenty of enemies in the region both state sponsored and lone wolves, plenty of weapons sloshing around in the area. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 22:11   Oil Tanker attack - Duncan

>> Maybe they have their own rouge elements. >> Do you think it is made up? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 22:22   Oil Tanker attack - tyrednemotional

>> >> Maybe they have their own rouge elements. >> >> >> >> Do you think it is made up? >> ...don't be cheeky..... Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 23:34   Oil Tanker attack - R.P.

Hahaha...Hello cheeky ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 21:45   Oil Tanker attack - Netsur

Not Israeli style. Would be much more subtle or have destroyed the tanker altogether. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 21:47   Oil Tanker attack - R.P.

But picking on a Japanese and Norwegian tankers is a bit odd. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 13 Jun 19 21:55   Oil Tanker attack - zippy

False flag operation? The Yanks have been tearing at the bit to have a go at Iran for some time now. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 14 Jun 19 22:32   Oil Tanker attack - Kevin

>This is not looking good. Could easily get out of hand Why should a silly little spat in the Middle East gain so much media coverage when there are much more important issues that threaten to end in conflict. Will Molly Mae or Maura end up with Tommy? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 15 Jun 19 11:25   Oil Tanker attack - Ambo

It is difficult to make out how the attacks were carried out. The Telegraph today prints a blurry picture of a small boat, with the crew allegedly removing a limpet mine from a tanker, presumably a dud. But why remove it, and how did it and the successful mines get placed? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 15 Jun 19 11:36   Oil Tanker attack - Bromptonaut

OK, so we take it as correct that the small boat is Iranian and the item removed from the tanker is a limpet mine that, unlike the one placed adjacently on the ship's hull, failed to explode. What tells us that the Iranians were recovering their own mine rather than one placed by another party with a view to analysing it's history? Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 15 Jun 19 13:02   Oil Tanker attack - Zero

If the yanks had proof it was the Iranians, the air would be thick with cruising missiles heading to Bandar-e Abbas. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 15 Jun 19 16:56   Oil Tanker attack - smokie

Has anyone watched that programme about earth from satellites, where they show individual animals to amazing clarity from a satellite shot? Surely they can rewind their video a bit and see where the boat came from, and all other kinds of stuff. Reply to this message | Report message

New Sat 15 Jun 19 16:14   Oil Tanker attack - sooty123

What tells us that the Iranians were recovering their own mine rather than one placed >> by another party with a view to analysing it's history? >> Fairly unlikely they've got int that quickly and figured out how to make it safe that quickly. Even if we take that as a given, went not tell everyone. They'd know by now. Reply to this message | Report message