The US State Department has issued a series of warnings today demanding that all ports in the world avoid even nominal contact with Iranian commercial ships, warning that even limited contact could lead to US sanctions.
Among the demands were that all ports and maritime insurance companies “steer clear” of Iranian ships, saying the US would sanction anyone knowingly providing service to them. The threats were even broader for Iranian oil tankers.
With respect to the tankers, even though the US offered waivers on oil purchases to eight nations, the State Department says no country must be able to allow any Iranian oil tankers to even enter their territorial waters, saying this would result in penalties and “catastrophic economic damage.”
US officials are trying to force the world to stop buying Iranian oil, but say they are also doing so while trying to avoid a major price hike. Since none of Iran’s major oil buyers is willing to stop buying, the US has so far proven unable to stop them.
The US Navy’s new credo: A warship in every port in the world.
Murder Inc is desperate, and will fail. It is a multipolar world now. The US no longer dictates to everyone. Go Iran, and the world at large..defy these order of ecomonic terrorism.
War on the horizon.
Perhaps if spanky called them “fake tankers” that would cover it.
Must be “Deep State”; not President Trump.
The “Deep State” and Trump are in agreement on this one. And many more.
Of course, the Deep State’s behind this. Trump didn’t give the orders, Bonkers Bolton and the rest of the Deep State just passed those orders, given by Israeli PM Bibzy Satanyahoo.
However, both Bibzy and the Deep State will get a nasty surprise when most ports will snub them and allow Iranian ships to dock. Wars r u.s. didn’t get the memo.
We could have taught Nazi Germany how things are done.
Abe Lincoln did!
The audacity of this request, no demand. When are the rest of the World bodies going to obtain a spine and say enough is enough.
As soon as they are aware of the Russian-Chinese replacement for Swift and decide to start using it.
Believe me….a regime change in US will happen a lot sooner than Iran!
Hallelujah!
And “catastrophic environmental damage should an accident occur” – a danger made bigger by US economic aggression. They don’t seem to get that insurance doesn’t guarantee the environment won’t be harmed by a spill. No matter how much effort goes into cleanup, a spill will still be catastrophic.
Considering that all of Iranian oil is going to China, India, Korea and Japan, which port are they planning to Sanction? For Europe, they can swap the oil with Russia or use Russian ports for refueling or maintenance so this is a moot point.
So where’s that fighter of the deep state that all you ‘Libertarians’ were cheering?
And no, I didn’t cheer for Clinton.
“So where’s that fighter of the deep state that all you ‘Libertarians’ were cheering?”
After losing the presidential election to Trump, he went back to New Mexico and unsuccessfully ran for US Senate.
Oh how very droll.
Don’t give up your day job
I have several days jobs. But I do agree it would be a mistake to quit any of them for a shot at stand-up comedy fame.