British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced on Monday that his
nation’s response to the capture of an oil tanker is that they will seek to form a multi-national naval force to ensure freedom of navigation in the Persian Gulf.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because this is the same anti-Iran
proposal the US has been pushing all month, except while the US
envisioned US officials controlling the fleet, Britain says it will be a European-led fleet.
While Hunt said he had spoken to several FMs about the plan, he did not
indicate if the plan had found any takers. The very similar US plan,
after all, has been consistently rejected, as most nations see no threat
to their own ships, and don’t want to get sucked into other nations’
escalation against Iran.
Britain may hope that it’s current status as an EU member nation will
open more doors for them in launching such a program, but since they’re
one foot out the door of the EU, it’s not clear how much sway they will
retain on that account.
Britain’s tit-for-tat tanker seizures with Iran are likely to be seen as
Britain’s problem more than the rest of the world’s problem, and other
nations are probably noting that their tankers seem to remain untouched
as it is, and that they don’t need a naval escort.
They’re just going to clog the strait and end up crashing into the tankers they’re trying to “save”.
The US madness has spread to the “UK” clownhouse. BoJo and this “FM” are living in cloud cuckoo land and trying to lead us all to oblivion.
Bojo is Trump’s Mini-Me.
Irrelevant EU, join us for a little military adventure… we’re slightly less warmongering than the US! Our plan is just the same as theirs. Their spokesmen must have to practice keeping a straight face.
Impotent UK Navy seeks help from the EU the UK has trashed.
Nope. The EU will join in. They’ve been refusing to convene the JCPOA Joint Commission to address Iran’s complaint about the US withdrawal and re-imposition of sanctions. They also know that the INTEXT program is a waste of time. Both actions prove that the EU is on board with the US push for war with Iran – they just don’t want to be *blamed* for *starting* it by their own populations – until it’s a done deal.
The EU will let Britain lead the way, following the US. But when the Iran war starts, NATO will join the US in attacking Iran. Remember, the EU had no problem supporting the US against Syria. They will have no problem supporting the US against Iran. They’ll just let the US get the direct blame from others, while they will continue to blame Iran for whatever happens. It’s a win-win for them in their eyes.