[News] Royal Marines Storm Iranian Ship

[clapham_gull]

Ironic that in conjunction with the USA, this country demolished Iran's only chance of democracy over oil.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Fair play to Iran. A country that hasn't attacked anyone in hundreds of years.

I think Iraq might take issue with that statement.

 

[Wellesley]

I think Iraq might take issue with that statement.

Doubt it.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Doubt it.

You don't think the Iran and Iraq war involved attacks from both sides ?

 

[Wellesley]

You don't think the Iran and Iraq war involved attacks from both sides ?

I think Iraq invaded Iran. The war was initiated by Iraq after the Iranian revolution which then led to Iran defending itself and attacking Iraq and attempting to overthrow Saddam Hussein, yes. Obviously the OP meant initiating an attack but if you want to be be ridiculously pedantic then you are correct.

 

[SeagullinExile]

I think Iraq might take issue with that statement.

you might want to look at that again. Iraq invaded Iran on the 22nd of September 1980.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

So the Royal Navy seized the original Iranian oil tanker for breaking EU sanctions (?) at Gibraltar but why the Royal Navy just let it sail on into the Med and let another EU navy get involved like the Greeks after all Germany has just supplied their navy with billions of Euros in equipment ?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Luckily we’ve got Trump on our side to back us up although he has quite rightly stated that we have ‘no written agreement’ with the States.

I wonder what Article 5 of NATO refers to?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

you might want to look at that again. Iraq invaded Iran on the 22nd of September 1980.

They did indeed but that wasn't what was being discussed.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

I don't think anyone's worried about Iran invading another country

I think the worry is they could luz a nuclear device straight into Israel

 

[SeagullinExile]

They did indeed but that wasn't what was being discussed.

Not how I remember the duscussion starting but hey ho.

 

[SeagullinExile]

I don't think anyone's worried about Iran invading another country

I think the worry is they could luz a nuclear device straight into Israel

And Israel could quite easily do the same to Iran.

I guess thats why they feel the need to defend themselves. Especially as Israel has a history of land grabbing from its neighbours.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Jeremy Hunt believed and trusted his Iranian counterpart, the prat.
And he wanted to be PM.
I wonder what Boris would have done though, made it worse probably.
What a choice for PM we have got.

 

[vegster]

Jeremy Hunt believed and trusted his Iranian counterpart, the prat.
And he wanted to be PM.
I wonder what Boris would have done though, made it worse probably.
What a choice for PM we have got.

Plenty of Tory members trust Boris enough to be PM, Hunt made just the one bad judgement.

 

[portlock seagull]

I don’t give a shit about Iran until they’ve invaded France.

 

[Creaky]

And Israel could quite easily do the same to Iran.

I guess thats why they feel the need to defend themselves. Especially as Israel has a history of land grabbing from its neighbours.

Somewhat twisted view of how Israel occupied territory once owned by Arab neighbours - those areas were lost by Syria, Egypt and Jordan following wars started by those countries. If you start a war and then lose can you really claim that if you’ve lost territory it was a “land grab”?

 

[SeagullinExile]

Palestine??

 

[Bold Seagull]

So the government is calling for a European-led Maritime Security Force for the Gulf. My irony radar went up to ear damaging levels...

 

[rogersix]

I don’t give a shit about Iran until they’ve invaded France.

and even then...

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Let's see how far Boris's fluffy bunny jolly jape Eton persona takes him, first time a truly hard call had to be made that demands genuine leadership. And I don't mean that Brexit bolleaux. That challenge will come soon enough, nothing's surer. Won't be holding my breath.