There is nothing insurance companies fear more than mines. Pirates can be fought. Kidnappers can be negotiated with. Not so mines. They sit there unseen for years then randomly destroy a ship without warning or mercy. No matter how many assurances are made, it will be years before that strait returns to normal pre-trump operations.
Or, you know, Iran could actually respect international law. They keep screaming that everyone is doing "illegal" actions, and yet they see no problem doing this. Is Iran really so poor that using brutal violence to try to extract taxes from neighboring countries, and as far away as Ukraine, is the only way to work?
Here is Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs explaining why Iran is not a neutral party even in the Ukraine war, referencing Iran's latest accusation:
"Iran’s threats are unjustified and groundless. The regime in Teheran is a direct accomplice to Russian aggression against Ukraine, fuelling Moscow’s criminal war with weapons that have killed Ukrainians since 2022.
Iran has no standing to pretend to be a victim, let alone justify its threats with absurd references to the UN Charter.
With its statements, Iran also tries to shift attention away from Russia’s terror against civilian shipping in the Black Sea, which is threatening global food security. But it will not succeed.
Russia’s attacks on freedom of navigation will be at the spotlight of today’s emergency UN Security Council meeting and we expect strong responses by the international community."
Why is a Norway tanker in the Hormuz strait? I thought they were exporting oil, not importing it.
There is nothing insurance companies fear more than mines. Pirates can be fought. Kidnappers can be negotiated with. Not so mines. They sit there unseen for years then randomly destroy a ship without warning or mercy. No matter how many assurances are made, it will be years before that strait returns to normal pre-trump operations.
Well they shouldn't have listened to Trump saying the street is open, but rather listen to those that closed it
Or, you know, Iran could actually respect international law. They keep screaming that everyone is doing "illegal" actions, and yet they see no problem doing this. Is Iran really so poor that using brutal violence to try to extract taxes from neighboring countries, and as far away as Ukraine, is the only way to work?
Here is Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs explaining why Iran is not a neutral party even in the Ukraine war, referencing Iran's latest accusation:
"Iran’s threats are unjustified and groundless. The regime in Teheran is a direct accomplice to Russian aggression against Ukraine, fuelling Moscow’s criminal war with weapons that have killed Ukrainians since 2022.
Iran has no standing to pretend to be a victim, let alone justify its threats with absurd references to the UN Charter.
With its statements, Iran also tries to shift attention away from Russia’s terror against civilian shipping in the Black Sea, which is threatening global food security. But it will not succeed.
Russia’s attacks on freedom of navigation will be at the spotlight of today’s emergency UN Security Council meeting and we expect strong responses by the international community."
Source: https://xcancel.com/andrii_sybiha/status/2081697636126527492
See also: Tanker attacks in the Gulf — evidence or warmongering? - https://www.dw.com/en/tanker-attacks-in-the-gulf-evidence-or...
from 2019
Oh look, it's the consequences of Trump's actions. Every president since the 1960s was smart enough not to step into this trap.