Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats tried, failed to seize British Oil Tanker in Persia

[TomSea]

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats tried, failed to seize British oil tanker in Persian Gulf, senior US defense official says

Five Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Wednesday but backed off after a British warship approached, a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News.

The British warship was said to have been less than 5 miles behind the tanker but soon intercepted the Iranian boats and threatened to open fire. A manned U.S. reconnaissance aircraft was above as well, the official said, adding that Iranian forces left without opening fire.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/iranian-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-boats-tried-failed-to-seize-british-oil-tanker-in-persian-gulf-senior-us-defense-official-says.amp

[jafo2010]

This act by Iran should be treated as an act of piracy which should result in the sinking of their entire navy.

How much damage should these hostile purveyors of terror be permitted to get away with before the world deals with these thugs.

I say sink their entire navy and warn them to stay out of the gulf.

[rangerrebew]

Iranian boats attempted to seize British tanker

By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN

Updated 5:01 AM ET, Thu July 11, 2019


(CNN)Armed Iranian boats unsuccessfully tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Wednesday, according to two US officials with direct knowledge of the incident.

The British Heritage tanker was sailing out of the Persian Gulf and was crossing into the Strait of Hormuz area when it was approached by boats from the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The Iranians ordered the tanker to change course and stop in nearby Iranian territorial waters, according to the officials. A US aircraft was overhead and recorded video of the incident, though CNN has not seen the footage.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/10/politics/iran-attempted-seize-british-tanker/index.html

[thackney]

...The British Heritage is a British oil tanker operated by British Petroleum. It was not carrying any cargo at the time of the incident....

Idiots.  You are supposed to take the tanker AFTER it is loaded with oil....

[Fishrrman]

"The British warship was said to have been less than 5 miles behind the tanker but soon intercepted the Iranian boats and threatened to open fire."

This won't end until as many Iranian gunboats as possible are blown out of the water.

[Free Vulcan]

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! HALT! is the proper procedure here.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

"The British warship was said to have been less than 5 miles behind the tanker but soon intercepted the Iranian boats and threatened to open fire."

This won't end until as many Iranian gunboats as possible are blown out of the water.

As many as possible?

Well, that would be all of them.

[Cyber Liberty]

Idiots.  You are supposed to take the tanker AFTER it is loaded with oil....

They seem to be operating on the same MO as the Somali Pirates of a few years back.  They aren't interested in the cargo, they want the hostages.