Gibraltar officials denied reports today that they intend to release the Grace 1 oil tanker,
an Iranian tanker they’ve held for over a month. British officials
concurred, saying it was part of an “ongoing investigation.”
It’s not clear why, but Iranian officials believed the tanker might be
about to be freed. In fact, they told the media that they believed the
tanker might be let go by Tuesday night. That clearly did not happen.
The tanker was capture by British forces in early July, and accused of
intending to deliver oil to Syria. Iran responded weeks later by
capturing a British tanker, and has expressed openness about an
exchange.
The British government has expressed opposition to any sort of trade,
and has tried to spin their capture of an Iranian tanker as justified,
and Iran’s capture of their tanker as unjustified. Clearly, that’s not
going to resolve anything, however, and is leaving the matter open for
resolution.
The court order in Gibraltar was for a time period. It was about to expire. Iran believed that Britain was not moving to extend that order.
Britain is waiting for orders from Bonkers Bolton, obviously.
You would think the USA and England would have figured out they are doing for more damage than good to middle eastern countries . Just look at Iraq and Libya . Totally ruined countries with no government to speak of .
Same goes for Ukraine and Yugoslavia . Vote for Tulsi Gabbard if you can . Trump foreign policy looks to be the same as Obama’s and the Bushes .
Except that’s the goal. So they have nothing to figure out – they already have.
It’s the US electorate that needs to figure it out that their government is out of control – or more precisely, in the control of the military-industrial complex and the oil companies and the banks.
So why can’t Iran deliver oil to Syria ? Hasn’t Syria been fighting ISIS with Iran’s help ? For the life of me I don’t know what England and the United States thinks they are doing in Syria