Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Iran Intercepts Cargo Ship, US Moves to Respond

Via Billy


Iranian vessels fired upon a cargo ship flagged to the Marshall Islands Tuesday morning, forcing the ship to travel deeper into Iranian waters — and setting off another round of tensions between Iran and the US.

Col. Steven Warren, Pentagon spokesman, confirmed that Iranian patrol vessels intercepted the shipping vessel Maersk Tigris around 5 a.m. Washington time. At that time, the vessels ordered the ship to travel deeper into Iranian waters. It is not clear if the Maersk had inadvertently traveled into Iranian territory.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2015 at 6:23 PM

    "Although the Marshall Islands are a sovereign nation, the US has "full authority and responsibility for security and defense" of the islands." Of course the US controls
    the islands, what doesn't it control, by force.

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  2. Tom StedhamApril 28, 2015 at 6:30 PM

    More info:
    http://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2015/04/iran-seizes-cargo-ship-what-was-it.html

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  3. AnonymousApril 28, 2015 at 7:49 PM

    Yes interesting. My instincts tell me provocation. Why? Based on the tyrannical
    history of the US massacres and so-called wars.

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