Thread by @tparsi

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With the seizing of the British ship, the Iranians are clearly signaling: The countries who succumb to Trump's pressure and agree to become tools in his maximum pressure policy on Iran will pay a price for targetting Iran.

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2. The UK seized an Iranian tanker 2 weeks ago, now Iran has seized a UK tanker. No one should be surprised by Iran's response. The more intriguing question is: Why did the UK agree to become a party to Trump's lose-lose game?
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3. I am a bit surprised by the surprise. Some have called this a bold move by Iran. Perhaps that's a conclusion one could have reached if one assumed that Iran was a push-over. That's a perilous assumption.
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4. Trump has pursued economic warfare (Trump's own words) against Iran for more than a year. Now we see clearly that economic warfare cannot be pursued without risking military warfare.

The UK should not enable this senseless policy, it should help stop it. >

5. None of this would be happening had it not been for Trump violating the #IranDeal and punishing countries who sought to adhere to it.

This is an entirely fabricated conflict and the UK has allowed itself to become collateral damage in Bolton's war fantasies. :(
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