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| Tehran Cites 'Commercial Dispute' as U.S. Says Iran Forced Cargo Ship to Iranian Port |
| 2015-04-29 |
| [AnNahar] Iran said a Marshall Islands-flagged fat merchantman was ordered to dock in its Gulf port of Bandar Abbas on Tuesday because of a commercial dispute. U.S. defence officials said at least five Iranian ships demanded that the Maersk Tigris head towards Iran's Larak Island while it was in the Straight of Hormuz. "The ship confiscation order was issued by a court and is linked to the Maersk company," Hadi Haghshenas of the Iran Ports and Maritime Organization was quoted as saying by the Tasnim news agency. "Generally speaking, if a shipping company has debts and does not pay, the owners of the goods turn to the competent authorities," he said. The Fars news agency, citing "an informed source", reported that the ship "had a dispute with the Iranian port administration, which obtained a court order to impound" it. Tasnim said the Maersk Tigris was headed for Shahid-Bahonar, part of Iran's port complex at Bandar Abbas. Iranian state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? said sailors from Britannia, Bulgaria, Myanmar and Romania make up the 24-strong crew, under the command of a Bulgarian. Earlier, Pentagon front man Colonel Steven Warren said the captain "declined" the demand to alter course and one Iranian naval vessel "fired shots" across the bow of the Maersk Tigris. It then "complied with the Iranian demand and proceeded into Iranian waters in the vicinity of Larak Island," he said. The U.S. military's Central Command ordered a naval destroyer to the area and military aircraft were monitoring the situation, Warren said. The destroyer was directed "to proceed at best speed to the nearest location of the Maersk Tigris", he said. The incident occurred at about 0900 GMT in the Strait of Hormuz in Iranian territorial waters. It came amid heightened tensions in the region as Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... and its Gulf allies wage a campaign of air strikes in Yemen ...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of. Except for a tiny handfull of Jews everthing there is very Islamic... against Iranian-backed Houthis. The United States is providing intelligence and aerial refueling for the Saudi-led coalition. Iran regularly boards fishing boats accused of violating its territorial waters. In 2013, the navy held for a month the Indian-government owned tanker MT Desh Shanti that Iran said had polluted Gulf waters. But at the time, media reports in India suggested Iran may have detained the ship out of "displeasure" because it was carrying crude oil from rival Iraq. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 As per #6, ... YEEUUUP. * RELATED LUCIANNE > PENTAGON LAWYERS DISCOVER WE [USA] DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND OUR ALLIES IFF THREATENED BY IRAN. * TOPIX > [BreitBart] US DENIES TREATY-BASED DUTY TO PROTECT MARSHALL ISLANDS FROM IRAN. * LUCIANNE > [Bloomberg] MARSHALL ISLANDS NEEDS US HELP IN IRAN STANDOFF. So does the Philippines + ASEAN agz Rising China = OWG Co-Superpower China in the South China Sea, Japan agz China again in the East China Sea. VERSUS * TOPIX > OBAMA'S LAST RED LINE: BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN WEAPONS TO YEMEN. "Last red line" may be too premature at this time given we are talking about Anti-American Amerikan = Anti-US US OWG Globalist POTUS Obama + aligned, where US-specific = US-N-Only-The-US strategic unilateral or self "Retreat/Fallback is World Peace". The Bammer isn't officially out of office as POTUS until Jan. 2017 which gives plenty of time left for fostering or empowering new anarchies-n-chaoses around the World. AGAIN, THE BAMMER = USA HASN'T EVEN STARTED WID CHINA YET, + CHINA-CENTRIC MILPOL CONFRONTATION, CONFLICT IN EAST ASIA-PACIFIC IS THE MOST DANGEROUS SCENARIO OF SCENARIOS FOR THE BAMMER + GLOBIES. China at this time is focused on entrenching + improving its geopol base vee the "First Island Chain" + Mainland Asia ["Belt & Road" strategy], but it still desires to control 1/2 of the Pacific [WESTPAC] by 2020 NLT 2025 vee the US; + as a "US-style" OWG Co-Superpower in PARITY wid the US, NOT INFERIORITY, China still desires clear-n-unrestricted/unconditional strategic access for the PLA from the First Island Chain into the Second + Third Island Chains. This is why despite the advent of "Belt & Road", China is still going all-out to secure its interests in the SCS, ECS, + IOR. * FREEREPUBLIC > [The Hill] TPP [Trans-Pacific Partnership FTZS/FTAS] UNDERMINES US NATIONAL SECURITY. The Hell you say! See below. * TOPIX > [Xinhuanet] CHINA TELLS PHILIPPINES, VIETNAM TO STOP INTRUSIVE ACTIONS AT SEA [disputed SCS = China's sovereign territories]. The escalations towards shootng war = military conflict goes on. * FYI DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > US READY TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS, CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TO DEFEND JAPAN | US, JAPAN ANNOUNCE HISTORIC CHANGES TO ALLIANCE IN WASHINGTON - SPUTNIK INTERNATIONAL. D *** NG IT, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A JOB FOR "SUPER-C/SWEET-C" = CAROLINE KENNEDY! Ala the late HUGO "THE US HAS LAND-DESTROYING/ SINKING WEAPONS" CHAVEZ, or 1960s-1970's Guam Taotamonas whichevar! Youse or the FBI-CIA, etc. prefer, personally I'm more interested in finding out iff Caroline + Kennedy Clan as high-profile US Politicos-Leaders can prevent the ["weak/ declining" = Globalist?] USA from unilaterally intentionally sinking or destroying GUAM + other important or Mil Strategic Pacific Isles during its self-imposed strategic retreat around the World, as part of so-called "A2-AD" [Anti-Access, Area-Denial] agz China + other Geopol rivals. YEMEN CRISIS > ANTI-IRAN "A2-AD" = ANTI-CHINA "A2-AD" = ANTI-RUSSIA/PUTIN "A2-AD" = ...??? = HOW FAR CAN THE US-N-ONLY-THE-US SAFELY RETREAT OR FALLBACK, ETC. WIDOUT BEING EXISTENTIALLY THREATENED??? 'Tis a Simple Question but a Biggie. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2015-04-29 21:48 |
#6 Noah Rothman over at Hotair said it best,There is no better metric to measure the health of American hegemony than whether trade ships enjoy unfettered access to sea lanes. Global maritime law is among the more settled concepts in international law, and its violation has universally understood consequences. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2015-04-29 18:01 |
| #5 Maybe it shall soon be time for me to crack open my '79 Chivas Royal Salute |
| Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp52169 2015-04-29 14:21 |
| #4 IRGCN handling what is essentially a customs issue? |
| Posted by: Pappy 2015-04-29 13:28 |
| #3 This is the stuff of wars. Bring it! Let's get it over with. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-04-29 02:56 |
| #2 Tehran just making absolutely sure Obama is a wuss. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2015-04-29 01:01 |
| #1 'Too bad we can't bring back the "Operation Praying Mantis" approach used by a REAL President: http://youtu.be/gob3lMwkjnw |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2015-04-29 00:17 |