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Oh just start the war now ffs, we can all see it’s coming, just get on with it.
America and to a lesser extent the UK make a fortune out of selling weapons and "expertise" to countries in the Middle East - perhaps they should think less about accumulating petrodollars by selling them trophies and sell them relevant weapons and expertiseUS gets tired of paying for policing shipping lanes, asks others to step up, others ridicule the US over the issue and thumb their noses, orangemannmbad etc, Iran steps up piracy in the region with no one capable of stopping them now the US is pulling back.
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What weapons and expertise would they be, in your opinion?America and to a lesser extent the UK make a fortune out of selling weapons and "expertise" to countries in the Middle East - perhaps they should think less about accumulating petrodollars by selling them trophies and sell them relevant weapons and expertise
Strong "first" post.It was the British who seized ships first. So the Iranians should have done nothing in response? Piracy?
It was the British who seized ships first. So the Iranians should have done nothing in response? Piracy?
It was set to be released within hours, after the attorney general indicated he would make no further order for its detention.
But after the US application the matter has been adjourned until 15:00 BST.
Gibraltar said the US application is based on a "number of allegations which are now being considered".
A government spokesman also confirmed that police proceedings against all four members of the crew, including the captain - an Indian national - had ended.
The crew's legal team told the BBC that police had said this was due to actions by the Iranian government, and that it was no longer in the public interest to proceed.
This is going to be interesting - will Bonker Boris bend the knee to Agent Orange?The US Department of Justice has made a last-minute request to the authorities in Gibraltar to halt the release of a seized Iranian supertanker.
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A spokesman for Gibraltar's government also confirmed that police proceedings against all four members of the crew, including the captain - an Indian national - had ended.
The crew's legal team told the BBC that police had said this was due to actions by the Iranian government, and that it was no longer in the public interest to proceed. (LINK)
This is going to be interesting - will Bonker Boris bend the knee to Agent Orange?
This is going to be interesting - will Bonker Boris bend the knee to Agent Orange?
This is going to be interesting - will Bonker Boris bend the knee to Agent Orange?
Apparently it’s been released, so much for the conspiraloons earlier in the thread ranting about the UK being a puppet state.
A seized Iranian tanker held in Gibraltar is to be released, the local supreme court has ruled, despite a last-minute plea by the US authorities.
Good news; perhaps we in Great Britain can now get back to trying to work with Iran rather than against it.