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In the continuing story of Iran vs. The World, a second British Navy warship has arrived in the Persian Gulf to accompany British shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. And of course, Iran protests this as a violation of some sort, but hasn’t yet sent out any of their speedboats to intimidate the Royal Navy’s sailors.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/middle-east\/warship-strait-hormuz-britain-tankers-seized-iran-gulf-hms-duncan-a9025176.html<\/a><\/p>\n A second warship has arrived in the\u00a0Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0to protect British ships in the strategic waterway, as the Foreign Secretary urged\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0to \u201ccome out of the dark\u201d and release a British-flagged\u00a0tanker<\/a>\u00a0it detained there two weeks ago.<\/p>\n The Ministry of Defence\u00a0said that Royal Navy vessel\u00a0HMS Duncan <\/em>arrived<\/a>\u00a0over the weekend and will work with frigate\u00a0HMS Montrose<\/em>\u00a0in accompanying merchant vessels to \u201csecure this essential route.\u201d<\/p>\n Iran has previously slammed the move as \u201cprovocative\u201d, criticising a wider British proposal to create a European-led naval mission to escort tankers in the Gulf.\u00a0 – article<\/p>\n Additional information is here:\u00a0\u00a0 https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-protests-arrival-of-second-british-navy-vessel-in-persian-gulf\/30080622.html<\/a><\/p>\n From the article: Speaking to Sky News, Raab said that if Iran wants to “come out of the dark and be accepted as a responsible member of the international community” it must follow international rules.<\/p>\n “You cannot go about detaining unlawfully foreign vessels,” he said.<\/p>\n Raab’s comments come after a second Royal Navy warship arrived in the Gulf to protect British ships.<\/p>\n The HMS Duncan destroyer joined the frigate HMS Montrose on July 28 to escort vessels sailing under the British flag through the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping line that connects the Gulf and the Arabian Sea.<\/p>\n “Merchant ships must be free to travel lawfully and trade safely, anywhere in the world,” Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said. “While we continue to push for a diplomatic resolution that will make this possible again without military accompaniment, the Royal Navy will continue to provide a safeguard for U.K. vessels until this is the reality.\u201d – article<\/p>\n Currently, there are two Iranian cargo ships that have been hanging loose at Brazil’s ports, waiting to get grain back to Iran.\u00a0 \u00a0 https:\/\/en.radiofarda.com\/a\/a-brazilian-court-has-ordered-petrobras-to-refule-iranian-ships-\/30075089.html<\/a><\/p>\n They are loaded with corn (maize) and have had to be refueled at the order of the Brazilian court system.<\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0\u00a0The Brazilian state-owned oil company has been refusing to refuel the Iranian vessels for several weeks due to the implications of U.S. sanctions that could expose it to penalties.<\/p>\n The two vessels, named Bavand and Termeh, were carrying 110,000 tons of maize to Iran. Iran is a major buyer of Brazilian corn, with $1.09 billion exported to Iran out of the $3.91 billion exported in total. – article<\/p>\n However, once they were refueled, they decided to head home with their cargo, without\u00a0 let or hindrance from either the USA or Brazil.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.thenational.ae\/world\/the-americas\/iran-ships-stranded-in-brazil-because-of-sanctions-fears-depart-officials-say-1.891598<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 The port administrator said\u00a0the ship\u00a0Termeh<\/em>\u00a0left at about\u00a0noon, headed to another Brazilian port where it would be loaded with corn. The\u00a0Bavand<\/em>, which already has its cargo, was set to leave for Iran on Saturday night. The journey home takes about 30 days, the administrator said. – article<\/p>\n Chess? Nope, poker. Britain has raised and may choose to call.\u00a0 The USA is holding, right now. Iran? Well, we’ll see who blinks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"