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Greece claimed the location where two oil tankers were detained
On the afternoon of May 27, the Greek oil tanker "Delta Poseidon" was sailing on the high seas. It had just been loaded with oil from Iraq Basra and was ready to be shipped to an oil refinery near Corinth, Greece. factory.
Suddenly, an armed helicopter of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards landed on the Greek tanker. Several commandos rushed down and took control of the tanker. There are also Iranian warships monitoring it.
The satellite signal on the ship was subsequently cut off, and the tanker's external communications were interrupted. The Greek tanker was then escorted a few nautical miles off the coast of Iran.
The Greek oil tanker
was detained by Iran. Almost at the same time, another Greek oil tanker "Prudent Warrior" also encountered a similar incident.
Greece immediately exploded.
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a strongly worded statement, accusing Iran of "piracy" and demanding that Iran immediately release the seized ships and arrested crew members. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that these actions have seriously damaged the bilateral relations between Greece and Iran as well as the relations between Iran and the EU . The Greek Foreign Ministry demanded that Iran immediately release the ship and its crew.
But these words cannot impress Iran. In Iran's view, the bilateral relations between Greece and Iran and the relations between Iran and the European Union have been affected a few days ago when Greece transferred Iranian oil from a Russian tanker seized to the United States. Serious damage.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards issued a statement saying that due to violation of relevant laws, the Revolutionary Guards seized two Greek oil tankers in the waters of the Persian Gulf that day.
Iran’s official news agency Yitong News Agency reported that according to official confirmation, two Greek oil tankers were seized in the waters near the port of Assaluyeh and Lenger Port in southern Iran. Iranian media also warned that if the Iranian oil and oil tankers seized by Greece last month are not returned, the other 17 Greek-flagged oil tankers currently in the Persian Gulf will be seized by Iran.
It turns out that Iran is retaliating. The action is fast enough.
Two days ago, on the 25th, Iran issued a statement saying that an Iranian-flagged oil tanker encountered a technical failure near Greek waters. It originally asked Greece for help, hoping to get help, but unexpectedly it was targeted by the United States. After intervention by the U.S. government, the Greek court issued an interception order and sent military personnel to seize the crude oil on the tanker and load it onto another Greek tanker for shipment to the United States.
The Iranian oil tanker detained by Greece
Iranian officials protested that Greece planned to transport the seized oil to the United States, but the Iranian oil tanker had legal transportation procedures and that Greece's behavior was "piracy."
Although the Iranian oil tanker was seized, even Western media admitted that it was unclear whether the cargo was seized because it was Iranian oil, or whether the tanker was sanctioned because it had ties to Russia. Both Iran and Russia currently face U.S. sanctions. However, the US sanctions against these two countries are not recognized by the international community.
The United States is so domineering. With the help of its allies, its long-arm jurisdiction seems to be working in many parts of the world. Moreover, in recent years, the United States has become more and more ugly in appearance, more like pirates.
In 2020, Washington seized four shipments of Iranian fuel from a tanker bound for Venezuela and, with the help of undisclosed foreign partners, transferred them to two other ships before sailing to the United States.
The United States has become rich and has gained millions of barrels of crude oil for nothing. But the problem is that Greece has its own weaknesses when it seizes other oil tankers. A large number of oil tankers are sailing right under Iran's nose.
Iran has always responded in kind to such things. Last year, it seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker for months as Seoul froze billions of dollars in Iranian assets. In 2019, Iran seized the British oil tanker Stena Impero in retaliation for the British seizure of an Iranian oil tanker near Gibraltar. Months later, both sides released each other's ships.
America's long-arm jurisdiction over always brings disaster to its obedient allies. There was Canada before, Greece now, and there will be other countries in the future...
The United States seems to have seen another opportunity.
The U.S. Navy said it was "investigating" Iran's seizure of two Greek oil tankers after threatening "punitive action."
The U.S. military media "Stars and Stripes" said that the Iranian paramilitary organization-Revolutionary Guards used helicopters to attack and seize two Greek oil tankers in the Persian Gulf on Friday. The attack marked the first major incident at sea in months, amid growing concerns that Iran's nuclear talks are failing as Tehran enriches more uranium and gets closer to weapons-grade levels than ever before —increases the risk of broader war.
Is the United States blowing the clarion call for war again?
Source: Privy Council No. 10/Dafeng o
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