Iran humiliated as 'five ships FAIL to seize British oil tanker in Persian Gulf standoff'

[cloudythescribbler]

23. remember UK seized ship at US behest ... DT Admin still driving rising tensions w/Iran

the point here is to step back and look at the bigger picture

things were actually relatively stable -- not perfect, and Iran was doing lots of things US and NATO didn't like, but they WERE abiding by the nuclear accords by all credible observers, and they were NOT engaging in a policy of systematic provocation

then, for reasons of his own, including domestic politics and fulfilling a promise to his rabid core base, DT pulled out of Iran accord unilaterally, subsequently ramping up sanctions, including on 3d party countries & interests trading w/Iran.

it's no secret that powerful forces in the DT Admin (Bolton only most visible but don't forget close highly militaristic Saudi ties) are itching for war w/Iran, and have made no secret of it

so part of this policy of provocation was to seize an Iranian oil tanker. as for violating sanctions on Syria, everyone knows that Syria war is over for all practical purposes & Assad just finishing up/mopping up remaining pocket(s) of resistance. this is no time for EU countries to be seizing Iranian tankers while US trashing important Iran nuclear deal, and Iran now breaching uranium limit

so UK seizes tanker, but has to use EU sanctions as (more palatable) excuse. Iran retaliates, and UK responds w/threat of force. Iran seeking to assert itself while AVOIDING war, while UK doing US bidding (as w/Assange and Ecuador/UK) in provoking Iran by seizing oil tanker. Shame on UK admin, which is totally unpopular, and thus more dependent on US

those who are marching urging NO WAR ON IRAN happen to be right

those who suggested DT would somehow be less dangerous/imperialistic than HRC were just blowing smoke

our country's leadership is engaged in a policy of brinksmanship, and as in Iraq War, they have managed to rope UK into it

i will assume that UK military folk in this incident had little choice, but they sure as hell did NOT have to seize an oil tanker in this volatile situation. shame on UK for going along w/nutjobs occupying the US White House!