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| Topic | Iran arbitrarily seizes British oil tanker |
| s0nicfan 07/19/19 5:46:12 PM #17: | Hexenherz posted... I can't imagine Iran would do this just for the hell of it, because the UK up to this point has been very vocal about *not* wanting to join an anti-Iran coalition with the US. So it's just not in Iran's interests to take a British ship without a legitimate reason. The analysis I have seen is that they are playing a very dangerous game of trying to impress upon the world how hard Iran could make their lives in one of the most heavily used shipping routes in all the world. Given that they have also told the EU that if they don't pony up enough money to offset America's sanctions in the nuke deal, that they will continue to gradually degrade their compliance until they are making nuclear grade weapons material... it is pretty clear that Iran is pushing hard for sanctions relief. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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