Iranian officials have expressed concern about the British proposal for an EU-led international naval fleet to protect the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. They say this would only add to regional insecurity.
Britain began pushing the proposal Monday, citing last week’s Iranian capture of a British oil tanker. Iranian officials have emphasized that it was in retaliation for Britain capturing an Iranian tanker near Gibraltar.
Iranian officials have emphasized their intention to provide security for shipping through the Strait, arguing that an alternative force was not necessary.
Most nations have rejected both US and British proposals for this fleet, seeing their own ships as being in no danger since they aren’t involved in disputes with Iran. Some nations have openly rejected the US proposal on the grounds that they don’t want to get involved in making the situation worse.
It isn’t just the ships of those not involved. It is their oil. The major war sought there by the US and Israel would almost certainly wreck the economies of those now expressing concern “about their ships.”
Let those that depend on the oil fight the Iranians. Leave America out of this. So far Trump has shown military restraint. No more wars for Europeans and Arab/Muslim countries.
Why fight the Iranians at all? They. want to sell their oil and other countries want to buy their oil. The problem is the USA and sanctions.
Why are there sanctions though? The problem is Nuclear and ballistic technology development.
Iran is under constant threat and is surrounded by US forces. The USA has invaded nation after nation in their region and elsewhere. Prosperous countries have had their stability and economies destroyed and their people maimed and murdered.
The problem isn’t Iran’s tiny weapons program and a nuclear program that multiple reliable sources state is not geared to military purposes. The problem is the USA and it’s allies bellicose actions. De facto support of terrorists included
Stable countries in that region? My you sure do exaggerate. Just Iraq was stable and that was by brute force with a leader that was hated by most of his people. Afghanistan was justified, albeit over extended. The first Gulf war was justified. Not sure what others you mean by an invasion in that region.
By the way, by getting rid of Saddam and the Taliban, we eliminated two huge threats to Iran. Iran should be thanking us.
Finally, Iran is always sticking their nose in other countries business. Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Lebanon, to name a few.
Actually Saddam Hussein did keep the lid on in Iraq. Christian communities and other religious were protected. As a bonus, no radical Jihadists were active in that country. Now? Much worse. The Christian communities are gone Others are oppressed by a regime that only represents Shia interests (and yes, allied with Iran). The Sunni Shia civil war that resulted from the US invasion caused the deaths of 10’s of thousands and the displacement of hundreds of thousands. Some anti American interests gained and the useful idiots cheered. But the US gained nothing but trouble.
The same foreign policy resulted in the ongoing disaster in Libya. Slave markets, massive influx of refugees and economic migrants into Europe. Daily street battles in Libyan cities with the resultant deaths of civilians.
And US support of radical Jihadists in Syria in an attempt of regime change Again the deaths of 10’s thousands while the US government supported directly and indirectly those who swore to drive Christians out of that country and commit genocide on the Minority Alwhite population.
This is what you support. You obviously do not support pro American polices. America is down the list of your priorities. If it is even on your list at all.
I don’t believe America should get involved. Other than Iraq, I don’t blame America for the other incursions. But Saddam treated the Shia and Kurds poorly.
A lot of people here are blame America Firsters. I am only here to correct disinformation. For example, Libya was a civil war, Gaddafi caused that problem, not America. In fact Obama was hesitant to get involved. The No Fly Zone was put forth by UN Resolution, Russia or China could have stopped it. Why you blaming America? Same with Syria, blame Assad, not us. And we supported the rebels, we helped destroy ISIS. That is not true that we helped the jihadists.
Just because we get involved doesn’t mean we caused it. That is what argue against. History seems to get revised by the commenters on this website.
I’m a patriot, but I defend America when the truth gets twisted.
Wow. You don’t read much do you? The Jihadists in the so called Libyan civil war were terrorists armed and funded by Saudi Arabia. That country is by far the largest source of funds for radical Sunni groups worldwide. Including included in that list are the 9/11 attacks. Those that were rebelling against Gadaffi had no chance of winning without the US/France intervention. That same group later used Saudi supplied weapons to murder Americans in Bengazi. The “ally” you touted on this thread.
You likely don’t know what set off that “rebellion” in Libya either. Gadaffi’s secret police grabbed a highly placed figure in a al Qaeda linked group and he died under questionable circumstances. By the way, Gadaffi’s intellegence service was sharing information on a regular basis with the USA. For years.
That Saddam Hussain treated Shia and Kurds poorly is a pretty poor excuse for invading Iraq. BTW, his cronies included Shia and Kurds. Although Hussein was a Sunni, his government was secular. He treated ANY opposition ruthlessly. BTW Turkey also treats the Kurds poorly so I guess the US should invade Turkey? Saudi Arabia treats opposition poorly, including beheading, so the US should invade that country? …The point being how a government treats it’s population has pretty much NOTHING to do with the USA’s policy toward that country. Obviously.
And yes. The USA did indeed arm Jihadists in Syria Both directly and indirectly. Those US arms didn’t just happen to end up in the hands of Al Nusra and such by accident. Likewise, The millions spent to train and arm the fake FSA group that pledge itself to al Qaeda right after being armed? The USA also funded al Qaeda front groups like the White Helmets.
All this is well known. You’ve been on the mushroom diet: kept in the dark and fed bull shit. If you really were a patriot, you’d be concerned with fact that the US has been weakened by these useless and costly wars. You seem more concerned with so called regional allies in the Middle East. Above all, you’d be paying attention. You aren’t.
“They say this would only add to regional insecurity.”
Duh! They need to come out and say what everyone knows: the goal is a US blockade of Iranian oil shipments, something Trump has explicitly said he wants (assuming Trump actually “wants” anything, which is uncertain.)
Iran needs to get ahead of the developing situation and stop doing tit-for-tat and recognize that the US is driving for war and the US needs to be called out on it to the EU and to the UN Security Council. The EU needs to be forced to convene the Joint Commission of the JCPOA and deal with the US withdrawal and Iran’s formal complaint. And then Iran needs to go to the UNSC and get a Resolution supporting the JCPOA. Iran should also ratify the IAEA Additional Protocol just to make sure all the bases are covered.
None of this will stop the US from starting a war but at least Iran will be on record historically of being the only legitimate party involved.