Iranian boats attempted to seize British tanker

[mohsen]

Out of courtesy they might listen to the government. But ultimately commander in chief is the supreme leader.

Supreme leader almost never interferes in these maters.

 

[IceCold]

Oil is the lifeline for Iran. What do you expect when you push someone to the wall. Naturally they are going to hit back.
Plus after the downing of US drone and US backing out, expect an even more aggressive Iran. They have already cleared it out they will not back down from a fight. The ball is now in the court of US and its allies. Either they will lower the volume of their sanctions so that Iran can continue to export oil or Iran will make their cost of transporting oil higher.

 

[CHACHA"G"]

This all is Topi Drama …… USA wont going to attack iran (they need iran for many damn good and bad reasons) , Isreal wont even think about attacking .. Arabs also never going to attack iran … And iran also never going to attack Arabs , isreal or USA ……
So guys just watch this thriller movie come drama and enjoy,, Please rate it in the end..

 

[Sineva]

Propaganda & fake news. it's the continuation of several fake newses which west is spreading right now, they are defeated in military so have started a war in media, don't fall for it.

Iranian traitor Rouhani and Zarif haven't ordered the seizure, so west is using this opportunity which their agents have created to advance their own propaganda.


IRGC already denied the news:
تکذیب ادعای قصد نیروی دریایی سپاه برای توقیف نفتکش انگلیسی در خلیج فارس | خبرگزاری فارس

Yes,the western media is really trying to talk it up,I wonder why?[LOL!].But for some strange reason they seem to have totally forgotten all about the act of piracy by the british that triggered all of this in the first place.

 

[Sina-1]

Supreme leader almost never interferes in these maters.

To some extent that is true. IRGC is different however. They operate independently if they get no direct order from the supreme leader. Furthermore all higher appointments and long term visions/strategies is outlined by the supreme leader. Of course they try not to sabotage the government of the regular military so there is dialogue.

But the notion that Zarif can “order” the IRGC is not possible because he has no place in the chain of command.

 

[raptor22]

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3 with 1 bullet, not even in call of duty. if you can get away with such news stories you know how smart the average person out there is

Let me tell u though, most westerners believed it at the time. British General blows entire Iran off the map with his cigar!

They are nothing ... just good to beat kids ..

 

[gambit]

New status quo is: We will now try to board every single of your tankers, only way to avoid it is to send a ocean going warship with superior firepower.

Since yesterday it was known that this tanker would be escorted. So Iran just stated we are serious about this, no fear and that this will cost you economically at lest.

And you just failed -- spectacularly.

At what point will you revealed to all that you cannot take ANY ship? Five? Ten? Fifteen? Never? Once it is known that you cannot take any ship, that extra cost will be easily absorbed by the market. If you increase your efforts, you will reach a point where the escorting warship will actually shoot, and the issue will escalate to where you will be defeated.

 

[gambit]

I love the way that they`re trying to spin this as some kind of success for the british navy

Because it was a successful deterrence.

You can try and say something like: 'I was only joking. I coulda take him if I wanted to.' No one will buy it. The Iranian Navy is not the US Navy.

If the US Navy -- with an aircraft carrier present -- says: ''I was only joking. I coulda take him if I wanted to.' The world would bet on US. Instead, what the world saw was a bunch of small boats driven off by a genuine warship.

Speedboats do not win battles. Real warships do...

https://www.historynet.com/the-truth-about-devil-boats.htm

But the performance of the boats didn’t match the hype. The navy command viewed the PT as a stopgap vessel to give the United States badly needed firepower on the water as the country ramped up production of warships,...

This is what Iran sent -- the Iranian version of the US Navy WW II PT boats.

There was no 'spin'. The Iranian Navy was deterred. It looks like the Millennium Challenge exercise did not pay off for Iran, did it?

 

[500]

Khamenaists think they are pirates of the Caribbean.

 

[PeeD]

And you just failed -- spectacularly.

At what point will you revealed to all that you cannot take ANY ship? Five? Ten? Fifteen? Never? Once it is known that you cannot take any ship, that extra cost will be easily absorbed by the market. If you increase your efforts, you will reach a point where the escorting warship will actually shoot, and the issue will escalate to where you will be defeated.

Your analysis lacks depth. It was known since days that a full-size warship would escort it.
Still you think Iran intended to board it?

You don't know about this enemy: it's not acting emotionally and never let the game being dictated upon it.
This was a message: No fear of confronting the (once) legendary Royal Navy, now deal with that steady potential.
Iran will decide when it takes action and up until then the Royal Navy better escorts each ship.

Expect an elegant operation without shots fired.
Plus: Iran's "hypersonic" missiles just need a justification to be fired from far away. Iran's force is based in it's mountains not ships.

 

[gambit]

Your analysis lacks depth.

Of course, it was. Should I expect you to say anything else?

It was known since days that a full-size warship would escort it.
Still you think Iran intended to board it?

If there was no escort, would Iran try to board it? Of course, you would. If there was no escort and you did not even tried, the loss of face and credibility would be enormous. So in the end, there was no 'bluff'. You were driven off. Time to discard what Van Ripper did. I told you guys a long time ago that what the general did was not applicable to Iran. Now it is clear that since (not if) you could not take over an unarmed tanker with a minor escort, no one is going to believe you that you can take on an aircraft carrier.

 

[PeeD]

Of course, it was. Should I expect you to say anything else?


If there was no escort, would Iran try to board it? Of course, you would. If there was no escort and you did not even tried, the loss of face and credibility would be enormous. So in the end, there was no 'bluff'. You were driven off. Time to discard what Van Ripper did. I told you guys a long time ago that what the general did was not applicable to Iran. Now it is clear that since (not if) you could not take over an unarmed tanker with a minor escort, no one is going to believe you that you can take on an aircraft carrier.

You think Iran would start an engagement in that way? You expected a firefight by those 3 speedboats?
You sound confused, too much time spent on f-16.net ?

 

[Mithridates]

you could not take over an unarmed tanker with a minor escort, no one is going to believe you that you can take on an aircraft carrier.

Iran could sink both of those ships but it would not be a appropriate and balanced response, u don't kill some one for being a thief. also it's not over yet.

 

[Arminkh]

I think this is what matters:

Middle East oil tanker insurance rates soar 10-fold since attacks in Strait of Hormuz

https://www.rt.com/business/463905-middle-east-tanker-insurance-rates/

And incidents like above, if it really happened, would contribute to this. This is the game Iran is planning, driving the cost of oil up. Anything that contributes to it is welcome.

 

[sammuel]

I think this is what matters:

Middle East oil tanker insurance rates soar 10-fold since attacks in Strait of Hormuz

https://www.rt.com/business/463905-middle-east-tanker-insurance-rates/

And incidents like above, if it really happened, would contribute to this. This is the game Iran is planning, driving the cost of oil up. Anything that contributes to it is welcome.

Iran also pays insurance , i fail to see the logic.