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| Trump calls on China, and the world, to protect their own ships from Iran | |
| 2019-06-24 | |
President Donald Trump called on Monday for China, and the rest of the world, to protect their own ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. The US has recently accused Iran of laying mines there for oil tankers, and shooting down a drone in international airspace. "China gets 91% of its Oil from the Straight, Japan 62%, & many other countries likewise." Trump tweeted, using the wrong spelling for "strait." "So why are we protecting the shipping lanes for other countries (many years) for zero compensation. All of these countries should be protecting their own ships on what has always been a dangerous journey. "We don't even need to be there in that the U.S. has just become (by far) the largest producer of Energy anywhere in the world! The U.S. request for Iran is very simple - No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terror!" he concluded. According to the United States Energy Information Administration, China, Japan, and other Asian markets account for 76% of oil exports headed past Iran through the Strait of Hormuz, the New York Times reported. Looking at 2018 figures, Business Insider could find data to back up Trump's claim that 62% of Japan's oil comes through the strait, but not that China gets 91%, as it has a diverse network of oil imports, including a pipeline from Russia. While the US has become the world's top energy exporter thanks to a boom in fracking, it still imports more than 30,000,000 barrels of oil a month from countries in the Middle East. The US makes it a mission to protect freedom of navigation on the open seas, using its navy dozens of times a year to challenge excessive maritime claims. Most notably, the US has destroyers regularly challenging China's illegally claimed artificial islands in the South China Sea, something that noticeably irks Beijing. Trump's comments come after the US accused Iran of laying mines for tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, which sits between Iran and Oman. Trump has resisted a military response to this incident and the later downing of a US drone by Iranian missile. | |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #10 Oh, he's kinky alright |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-06-24 19:54 |
| #9 Great kinks 3dc! Had no idea. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2019-06-24 19:35 |
| #8 California is as backwards as most third world countries. |
| Posted by: Phaick Uneretle6310 2019-06-24 18:36 |
| #7 I believe CA would rather be dependent upon foreign oil than Texan. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-06-24 17:24 |
| #6 Book that covers this |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-06-24 12:36 |
| #5 California oil situation |
| Posted by: 3dc 2019-06-24 11:58 |
| #4 Just when the Mad Mullahs think they have him cornered, he jumps to another dimension. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-06-24 11:29 |
| #3 Worst Hitler evah! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-06-24 11:27 |
| #2 President Donald Trump called on Monday for China, and the rest of the world, to protect their own ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. Some someone allegedly determined to drag the US into a war with Iran, he seems to be going about it all wrong. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-06-24 11:23 |
| #1 the owners of the ships are different than the destination of the cargo for example, China gets oil from ships owned by companies registered to all kinds of countries however, I wouldn't mind the Chinese taking a bunch of Iranian diplos and beating them |
| Posted by: lord garth 2019-06-24 11:13 |