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Old 05-13-2019, 03:17 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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We will see how this plays out, Saudi Arabia hasn't disclosed what exactly happened to their tankers.


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FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Monday that two of its oil tankers were targeted in “sabotage operations” off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks the previous day that caused “significant damage” to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the United States.


The US has warned ships that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic in the region. America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran.


Shortly after the Saudi announcement, Iran’s Foreign Ministry called for further clarification about what exactly happened with the vessels. The ministry’s spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, was quoted by the official IRNA news agency as saying that there should be more information about the incident.
Mousavi also warned against any “conspiracy orchestrated by ill-wishers” and “adventurism by foreigners” to undermine the maritime region’s stability and security.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-...-gulf-attacks/
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Old 05-13-2019, 04:04 PM
 
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We will see how this plays out, Saudi Arabia hasn't disclosed what exactly happened to their tankers.



https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-...-gulf-attacks/
The US now believes Iran is responsible for attacking the Saudi tankers, but can't prove it yet:

U.S. suspects Iran in tanker attack but cannot prove it now: official - Reuters

Meanwhile, Iran says they will attack Israel if the American aircraft carrier attacks Iran:

Iran vows to attack Israel if US launches strikes against Tehran using aircraft carrier sent to Gulf - The Sun

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Old 05-13-2019, 08:18 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Creek, Oregon
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Except that, no.

Right now the US is Saudi Arabia's proxy in their war against Iran. That's all.

At the same time, Saudi Arabia is bankrolling and evangelizing all of the Islamic violence in the West. All of it. Iran is not responsible for any of it, Saudi Arabia is.
Right function, wrong country. The US is Israel's proxy in their war against Iran.
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Old 05-13-2019, 08:34 PM
 
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Iran is about to die.
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Old 05-13-2019, 08:47 PM
 
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Right function, wrong country. The US is Israel's proxy in their war against Iran.
Interesting thing, it's both. At the moment Saudi Arabia and Israel are both against Iran and the US is the proxy of both of them.

"Double-proxied"...the US is being DP-ed.
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Old 05-13-2019, 08:51 PM
 
Location: SE Asia
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The US now believes Iran is responsible for attacking the Saudi tankers, but can't prove it yet:

U.S. suspects Iran in tanker attack but cannot prove it now: official - Reuters

Meanwhile, Iran says they will attack Israel if the American aircraft carrier attacks Iran:

Iran vows to attack Israel if US launches strikes against Tehran using aircraft carrier sent to Gulf - The Sun
Grab the popcorn. I wouldn't mind seeing Israel and Iran finally go at it.
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Old 05-13-2019, 09:02 PM
 
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Grab the popcorn. I wouldn't mind seeing Israel and Iran finally go at it.
We just told you--Israel is getting the US to do it.

Of course, Iran knows that, even if Americans can't figure it out.
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Old 05-14-2019, 01:51 AM
 
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Trump Administration now has plans to send 120,000 troops to the Middle East to confront Iran:

White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War - NYTimes.com
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Old 05-14-2019, 02:52 AM
 
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So, you DO want President Trump to take sides against US intelligence?

#÷%& criminal, rooked US inteligence agencies. Since when did they become sacrosanct?

By the way are you and the rest of American people just some kind of mutts that go and fetch when the master throws a bone?

You ever heard of the word NO?
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Old 05-14-2019, 04:25 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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Still only heard of the threat in general terms but here we go.


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WASHINGTON — At a meeting of President Trump’s top national security aides last Thursday, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops to the Middle East should Iran attack American forces or accelerate work on nuclear weapons, administration officials said.
The revisions were ordered by hard-liners led by John R. Bolton, Mr. Trump’s national security adviser. They do not call for a land invasion of Iran, which would require vastly more troops, officials said
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/13/w...lans-iran.html
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