- Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is "extremely concerned" by the seizure of two tankers by Iran.
One is British-flagged while the other is Liberian-flagged but British owned. -
More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383
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- Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he is "extremely concerned" by the seizure of two tankers by Iran.
One is British-flagged while the other is Liberian-flagged but British owned. -
More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-49053383
Thank **** they did this, now we can start dropping a shit ton of bombs on some innocent people.
If the UK government turn to Trump to help, then heaven help us. IMO it was a huge mistake to intercept that Iranian tanker, giving the Iranians the perfect excuse to do what they have done. When I say a mistake I mean why on earth was it intercepted near Gibraltar rather than a few miles off Syria? Surely if you can (and you have a tip off) you arrest a burglar at the point of breaking and entering, not a few hundred miles away from his intended target? I presume there was enough evidence that the tanker was heading to Syria although it seems odd to me that a tanker from Iran goes all the way to Gibraltar first and then back to Syria - maybe I have missed something on the news.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric Cartman
Pity they sacked the armed forces and spent the money on transgender awareness really.
Is it that hard to remain rational?Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
THAT MADE ME GIGGLEQuote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
At least you can be In our army as a LBGT personQuote:
Originally Posted by life on mars
Be gay
Sing as a solo ladies artist
Demonstrate
Not get stoned too death
The reason it went the long way round and not through the canal was to try to hide its final destination, making a couple of pointless stops on the way. That is what made people suspicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gofer Blue
American troops to Saudi
Don’t think it’s irrational to mention that we’ve let our forces ( and police) dwindle to a point where we can’t defend our interests abroad or at home . It’s kind of limited our options in dealing with this situation hasn’t it ?
It's all high tec now drones,missiles, hacking, and trade sanctions, freezing assets, and stop the shipment of fags .Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
Except you didn't say that did you.Quote:
Originally Posted by RonnieBird
Ah, ok, I thought there had to be more to it. But nevertheless, wouldn't it still make more sense to do the apprehending closer to Syria?Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
With hindsight...probably!! But maybe it had to be done there because of proximity to land, British territorial waters etc, although I don't know that far a fact, just guessing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gofer Blue
To be fair the only thing British is the bloody flag the ship is Swedish , crew Russians latvians, oooh Russia is quiet ??
Britain had no right to seize the Iranian tanker. It was another illegal act and more toadying to the Yanks, and we all know whose orders they follow. That's the country their politicians and corporate media never criticise.
yeh bugger sanctions , lets have a warQuote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
September 28 and October 28 are the fave dates for an Iran kick-off as they are those month's new moons. Iran's being strangled economically all supposedly because they seek a nuke or two and all while everyone pretends there's soft fluffy toys at Dimona that nobody needs to have a gander at.
Nothing to do with the yanks. It was deemed to be attempting to breach EU sanctions prevent oil being delivered to Syria .Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.
We are members the EU and I believe were supporting Spain in the action
EU sanctions doesn't trump international law. Strait of Gibraltar is an international maritime route; UK had no business hijacking the vessel. They did so to please the Yanks. Tanker detained by Gibraltar on U.S. request to Britain, Spain says: https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-mi...-idUKKCN1TZ0ZJQuote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
The Iranian tit for tat measures are justified because retaliation against illegal acts are permissible under international law. (Yes, those same international laws the UK keep ignoring.)
Stop it ,its the evil West v the good old Iranians, bloody saints all of them ,were so more in tune with Iran , why would we side with our own .Quote:
Originally Posted by xsnaggle
EU sanctioning one non-EU country for trading with another non-EU country. Spain not prepared to pirate Iran's ship so the Yanks gave London a bell knowing it'll comply with being a useful idiot. Iran retaliates, as it had to, Britain stamps its feet like a chastened 10-year-old. Johnson may be daft enough to do a Jimmy Carter by sending in the SAS or SBS to try and liberate a vessel that has no British crew.
I'd save a load of dosh and strip the ship of its British flag for being so naughty and sink the one held in Gibraltar , job done ,why wasn't I considered for the Defense Secretary role , Is it because I'm useless with comma's , and double spacing after full stops ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Organ Morgan.