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[Thread] Interesting angle to the oil tanker sabotage in the Gulf of Oman 2 weeks ago.
One of the tankers the US accuses #Iran of sabotaging is the Norwegian-owned Front Altair. This tanker is owned by the Frontline Ltd company.
frontline.bm/fleet/
One of the tankers the US accuses #Iran of sabotaging is the Norwegian-owned Front Altair. This tanker is owned by the Frontline Ltd company.
frontline.bm/fleet/
The Chairman, President and Director of Frontline Ltd is John Fredriksen.
His claim to fame includes facilitating exports of Iranian oil during periods of intense sanctions, including during the #Iran-Iraq War & Obama-era sanctions:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fred…
His claim to fame includes facilitating exports of Iranian oil during periods of intense sanctions, including during the #Iran-Iraq War & Obama-era sanctions:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fred…
During the 1980s, he was described as the "Ayatollah's lifeline" by his biographer, moving Iranian crude oil during the Iran-Iraq war.
The Iraqis hit his tankers 3 times:
forbes.com/sites/christop…
The Iraqis hit his tankers 3 times:
forbes.com/sites/christop…
Head of the tanker says two drones caused the damaged, contradicting this “dozen men on a boat” narrative.
What we need is an impartial investigation & to be highly skeptical of claims & intel assessments from Bolton/Pompeo.
What we need is an impartial investigation & to be highly skeptical of claims & intel assessments from Bolton/Pompeo.
The US video purports to show an Iranian boat crew removing a mine from this ship, but the ship's operator says he does "not think there was a time bomb or an object attached to the side of the ship.”
He also said there was "zero possibility" that torpedoes were used, because the holes were well above the waterline.
[Thread] In the aftermath of last week's suicide bombing that killed 27 Iranian soldiers & was carried out by a Pakistan-based terrorist group, senior Iranian military commanders have unprecedently condemned Pakistan & its intel service the ISI.
The implications may be profound.
The implications may be profound.
The broader context behind their remarks is concern that Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, & the Taliban are moving towards deeper alignment against #Iran, not unlike the 1990s.
Their comments inherently warn that Pakistan can become a new battleground between Iran & Saudi Arabia.
Their comments inherently warn that Pakistan can become a new battleground between Iran & Saudi Arabia.
General Yahya Safavi, military aid to Ayatollah Khamenei, has said: "why this neighbouring country has turned into a safe haven and a place for the training and dispatch of these infidel terrorist groups (to Iran).”
en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?…
en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?…
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Lost in much of the discussion surrounding the Trump admin's imposition of unilateral US sanctions against #Iran is the massive human suffering caused by his so-called "maximum pressure" campaign.
Lost in much of the discussion surrounding the Trump admin's imposition of unilateral US sanctions against #Iran is the massive human suffering caused by his so-called "maximum pressure" campaign.
Make no mistake, the purpose of these sanctions isn't to gain leverage to advance some sort of diplomatic process aimed at compromise.
They're pressure for the sake of pressure, aimed at creating a destructive situation inside #Iran.
They're pressure for the sake of pressure, aimed at creating a destructive situation inside #Iran.
Trump's #Iran policy is firmly under the control of figures long opposed to US-Iran diplomacy in principle, a la John Bolton, Mike Pompeo & Brian Hook.
Trump has based his Iran policy on the wishes of his right-wing billionaire donors & his Saudi, Emirati, & Israeli friends.
Trump has based his Iran policy on the wishes of his right-wing billionaire donors & his Saudi, Emirati, & Israeli friends.
Senior adviser to Emirati Crown Prince/dictator Mohammad bin Zayed in response to the Ahvaz terrorist attacks:
"Taking the battle into the depths of #Iran is an option that has already been declared, and will increase in the next steps."
"Taking the battle into the depths of #Iran is an option that has already been declared, and will increase in the next steps."
Regional dictatorships have decisively helped shape the Trump admin's #Iran policy.
What are their aims? To provoke an escalatory reaction from Iran that will get them what they've always wanted: the US to go to war against Iran.
Iran must not fall for the bait.
What are their aims? To provoke an escalatory reaction from Iran that will get them what they've always wanted: the US to go to war against Iran.
Iran must not fall for the bait.
[Thread] 1/11
Amid reports in Israeli media that Trump & Rouhani may hold a meeting during September UNGA, Kuwaiti Al Jarida--widely believed to be used by Israel to disseminate info to regional countries--says Trump has accepted 7 Iranian conditions for bilateral negotiations.
Amid reports in Israeli media that Trump & Rouhani may hold a meeting during September UNGA, Kuwaiti Al Jarida--widely believed to be used by Israel to disseminate info to regional countries--says Trump has accepted 7 Iranian conditions for bilateral negotiations.
[2/11]
Context of these reports is of course that Israel has track record of vehemently opposing US-Iran diplomacy/improvement of relations & of sabotaging such efforts. So take them how you will.
Context of these reports is of course that Israel has track record of vehemently opposing US-Iran diplomacy/improvement of relations & of sabotaging such efforts. So take them how you will.
[3/11]
First, the Israeli Ma'ariv outlet reported that Trump & Rouhani may meet during the UNGA. The report simply quoted a senior UN official as stating "we think it's worth making the effort to take this opportunity to push toward a meeting between the two leaders."
First, the Israeli Ma'ariv outlet reported that Trump & Rouhani may meet during the UNGA. The report simply quoted a senior UN official as stating "we think it's worth making the effort to take this opportunity to push toward a meeting between the two leaders."
