{"id":140767,"date":"2023-05-03T07:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=140767"},"modified":"2023-05-01T13:10:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:10:39","slug":"iranians-seize-us-bound-tanker-release-footage-of-the-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=140767","title":{"rendered":"Iranians seize US bound tanker, release footage of the attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Somewhat old news: last Thursday Iranian forces seized a tanker bound for the US using a helicopter-borne ‘commando assault’.<\/p>\n

The capture on Thursday of the Turkish-managed, Chinese-owned Advantage Sweet represents the latest seizure by Iran amid tensions with the U.S. over advancing nuclear program. While Tehran says the tanker was seized over it running into another Iranian vessel, it has provided no evidence yet to support the claim \u2014 and the Islamic Republic has taken other ships as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n

You would hope that some “interesting” conversation has taken place between China and Iran over this. Unfortunately, the Chinese probably just regard this as yet another poke in the US eye.<\/p>\n

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The U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet has said the Iranian seizure was at least the fifth commercial vessel taken by Tehran in the last two years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s continued harassment of vessels and interference with navigational rights in regional waters are a threat to maritime security and the global economy,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Seems to me there is a word for this kind of thing…what was it? Oh, yeah:\u00a0 piracy. Time to bring back WWI-era Q-ships and raiders. Or at least introduce the Iranians to some REAL commandos.<\/p>\n

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