WSJ: U.S. Seizes Iranian Fuel Cargoes for First Time

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Thread: Today in international waters, Iranian forces, including two ships and an Iranian "Sea King" helicopter, overtook and boarded a ship

From yesterday

Tit for tat.

Mark my words: this game WILL escalate this time.

Ragıp Soylu
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NEW — The US has for the first time confiscated four ships allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions, U.S. officials said.

The tankers were seized without use of military force, per WSJ

From two days ago:

Thread: Larry Van Horn @MilcomMP · 6h I wonder why there is this build-up in DG right now? Surely not an airshow for the goats.

How? On paper only?

Excerpt:

The Trump administration has for the first time confiscated vessels allegedly loaded with Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions, U.S. officials said, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against Tehran.

Last month, U.S. federal prosecutors filed suit to seize four tankers’ worth of gasoline Iran was sailing to Venezuela, the latest salvo in the administration’s effort to stifle flows of goods and money that are helping to keep two of its top foes in power.

At the time, it was unclear if they would successfully be able to take control of the tankers, after a similar effort to seize Iranian fuel through a U.S. forfeiture case was unsuccessful last year.

The four vessels, called Luna, Pandi, Bering and Bella, were seized on the high seas in recent days and are now en route to Houston, the officials said. Senior administration officials are expected to meet the tankers at an event scheduled to mark the docking, the officials said. A spokesman for the Justice Department declined to comment

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Iranians are stepping up their game between now and the election

It's a two-sided game, but yeah.

Trump is now a danger to himself and others.

He's a loon.

#25thAmendment

CAN. OF. WORMS.

BIDEN.

Look, Biden and Harris work for the same people.

They would be doing the same thing.



But anyway, the election is less than three months away.

You can vote him out. You don't need to play the 25th amendment card -- very dangerous territory.


Constitutional crisis for no good reason.

Yawn. No more jev wars.