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Iran 'seizes British-flagged oil tanker'
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Originally posted by AtW View PostSee You Next Tuesday -
Shaun has been away training to rescue the tanker. He is currently slipping in behind enemy lines with his trusty peeler.....
Of course Shaun is now the entire UK armed forces.Comment
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The only thing "British" about it is the red duster.
He said the tankers' crews were made up of a range of nationalities but no British citizens were understood to be on board either vessel.
The Stena Impero sails under the UK flag and is registered in London.A second British-owned Liberian-flagged tanker was boarded by armed guards but is now free to continue its journey.
Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 20 July 2019, 07:42.When the fun stops, STOP.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostShaun has been away training to rescue the tanker. He is currently slipping in behind enemy lines with his trusty peeler.....
Of course Shaun is now the entire UK armed forces.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostComment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostAnd well deserved to be honest. Amazing how the media doesn’t emphasise that the Uk seized one of their ships and Iran kept warning themComment
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Iran 'seizes British-flagged oil tanker'
Originally posted by TheGreenBastard View PostUK was obliged to seize it due to EU sanctions.
The US, on the other hand, does. And the U.K. has long been known to be the US’s poodle...Comment
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Originally posted by meridian View PostThe EU has sanctions on EU trade with Syria, it does not unilaterally impose international sanctions. Iran is not in the EU.
The US, on the other hand, does. And the U.K. has long been known to be the US’s poodle...Comment
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Originally posted by TheGreenBastard View PostSo again, the ship was intercepted because of EU sanctions.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ...01:0032:EN:PDF
Perhaps, though, if you want to continue with this fallacy, you could produce an alternative regulation?Comment
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