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Iran starts war.

Nostra

Governor
This is Obama's buddies the Mullahs in action.

Torpedoing defenseless oil tankers.

RAN is "highly likely" behind the "torpedo attack" on an American-linked oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman this morning, a US defence official has said.

Both the Front Altair and the Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous - which was bombed - burst into flames and were forced to evacuate in the troubled region.

And now, in comments that threaten to ignite the Middle East, a US defence official told CBS News that it is “highly likely Iran caused these attacks".

The source also dismissed the Islamic Republic’s earlier claim that they had rescued all the crew members from both ships branding the report “patently false.”


He said the USS Bainbridge had rescued 21 of the 44 stricken sailors involved in the incident near the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier, Tehran's news agency IRNA claimed Iranian search and rescue teams had taken all the crew members to the port of Jask.

The Panama-flagged Kokuka Courageous is believed to have been targeted by a magnetic mine causing a series of massive explosions on board.

BLAME GAME
Norwegian shipping firm Frontline, which owns the Altair, has denied Iranian reports that the tanker had sunk.


The ship was built in 2016 and is flagged to the Marshall Islands - a US associated state in the Pacific Ocean.

Chartered by Taiwan's state oil refiner CPC Corp, the huge vessel set sail from the UAE port of Ruwais on Tuesday and was due to arrive in Kaohsiung on June 30.

Speaking to Reuters, the CEO of CPC's petrochemical division Wu I-Fang said the tanker was "suspected of being hit by a torpedo."

He said it was carrying 75,000 tonnes of naphtha, a petrochemical feedstock, which trade sources estimate to be worth more than $30 million.

'TORPEDO ATTACK'
It comes as tensions in the Persian Gulf between the United States and Iran are threatening to reach boiling point.

In recent weeks, Washington has sent a number of battle ships to the region in response to what it says are Iranian threats against American interests and its allies in the region.

The Kokuka Courageous had set sail from Al Jubail in Saudi Arabia on June 10 and was due to reach Singapore by June 22.

Oil prices soared by 3.5 per cent following news of the explosions, according to reports.

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif branded the explosions as "suspicious" calling them "reported attacks on Japan-related oil tankers."

He said the incident had happened as Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a close American ally.

The US Navy's 5th Fleet said it is aware of a "reported attack" in the area and is investigating.

A statement said: "US naval forces in the region received two separate distress calls at 6.12 am local time and a second one at 7.00 am.

"US Navy ships are in the area and are rendering assistance."

TENSIONS RISING
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is run by the British Navy, urged "extreme caution" and said it was investigating the incident.

“We are deeply concerned by reports of explosions and fires on vessels in the Gulf of Oman. We are in contact with local authorities and partners in the region.”

Authorities do not believe that any British nationals were on the two ships.

A UK Foreign Office spokesperson said: “We are deeply concerned by reports of explosions and fires on vessels in the Gulf of Oman. We are in contact with local authorities and partners in the region.”

This comes after the US claimed Iran used explosives to blow huge holes in four ships - including two Saudi oil tankers - anchored in the Persian Gulf last month.

The ships reportedly had ruptures measuring up to ten foot across in their hulls as a result of the May 12 sabotage attacks.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9284293/explosions-oil-tankers-gulf-of-oman-iran/
 
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It would be a fools bet then.

Trump's intelligence is a joke.

LOL
He was smart enough to beat the world's smartest woman spending half as much money- and that's factoring in Hillary's collusion with foreigners in her effort to win.
 
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