Two Saudi tankers with oil for US among 4 ships “sabotaged” in UAE waters off Fujairah
Two of the four cargo ships sabotaged on Sunday, May 12, off Fujairah were oil tankers, said Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih on Monday., calling the attack “a threat to the security of global oil supplies.” One was on its way to be loaded with Saudi crude from the port of Ras Tanura for delivery to Saudi Aramco’s customers in the United States, he said in a statement, adding there were no casualties or an oil spill, only substantial damage to the ships’ structure. Falih did not mention the vessels’ ownership.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday postponed his trip to Russia without explanation and headed straight for Brussels for talks with US NATO allies on the crisis with Iran.
On Sunday night, the UAE Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi reported that four cargo ships were hit by “sabotage operations” earlier that day near UAE waters off the Fujairah emirate. The UAE Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi reported that no injuries or spillage of harmful chemicals or fuel had occurred, indicating that the ships were fuel tankers. Work continued as usual at Fujairah port, the statement said. Neither the Saudi nor the UAE statements cited the perpetrator of the “sabotage attack” or its nature.
The UAE had denied an earlier report by local media of “heavy explosions” at the port of Fujairah early Sunday. According to first reports US and French warplanes were flowing overhead at the time and from 7 to 10 oil tankers are in flames. The UAE is currently expanding the port to hold the world’s largest crude oil storage facility, capable of storing up to 14 million barrels of oil.
DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources reported that despite the careful omissions in the official statements, it is obvious that Gulf oil and gas shipping came under attack from a party in the region. The obvious candidate is Iran, whose Revolutionary Guards and their fleet are fully capable of carrying out Tehran’s first major reprisal for US sanctions on its oil exports. From the Saudi statement that the oil on one of the stricken ships attacked in UAE waters was destined for “customers in the United States, ” it may be inferred that Tehran found a way to vent itself on two if not three of its enemies with a single blow. Iranian officials have declared that if Tehran can’t export its oil, neither will anyone else. Washington has so far made no response to this attack. A statement may be expected after Pompeo’s talks in Brussels. O Tuesday, he is due to make his delayed visit Sochi for talks with President Vladimir Putin.
It could be an Israeli false flag to start a war after all Israel for years has been trying to get US to attack Iran and recently has supplied US with some false information about Iranian proxies planning to attack Al-Tanf just what Trump and neo cons in his inner circle need. One has to be stupid to attack the US forces right now The only one who will benefit will be Israel and Israel may do it and blame it on Iran.
how do u know? seems that u have access to all the details of Mossad and CIA. and Iranians. Shouldn’t u wait a few hours before spilling all ur knowledge? or maybe u are just guessing. Just know that yes, Mullahr are stupid enough to do something like this. do u doubt?
Tzz !
Means up youurs in arabic
the pigs from Tihran are making the same mistake like saddam hussein attacking kuweit. the satanic ayatolahs are keeping the population under control.
Salman Rushdie-satanic verses about the satanic islamic religion of pigs and apes
Clown, a troll like you is simply laughable
Matter of fact, I have no doubts that this kind of Persian action will just draw the Arabs in the region and Israel closer.
neyanyahu bir katil siyonisttir zalimlerin sonu er yada geç yakındır inşallah netanyahu her bağımsız ülkeye saldıran güç gösterisi yaparak masum çocuk yaşlı kadın demden katleden soykırım yapan bir ateisttir netantahu çünkü tanratta ilk 10 ayetinde allah bildiriyorki öldürmeyeceksin yaralamayacaksın ama zalim ateist netanyahu öldürüyor israil here yere kuduz gibi saldırarak kendi sonunu hazırlıyor allahın izniyle
You sir/madam, are an idiot. Erdogan needs to send you to school to learn some English.
Taz…..Israel does not need to Provoke a Clandestine Attack on other Gulf States to try and have other Nations Respond and Attack Iran. The entire Midde East was alerted by American CIA already knowing Iran was Preparing Attacks.
Additionally, the Iranian Shiia Regime said it would do so as an Opportunity and not a Threat? Israel is already on Alert as well to defend itself on all 3 Borders.
Moreover, the Iranians are in an Economic Embargo Corner and it was the Iranian Robe Regime that put them there, no one else. They can continue to Ponder if Huffing, Puffing and Bluffing continues or they can decide to Open Up Talks for a New Agreement.
Finally, “No One Respects”, Iran’s Leaders and more importantly, “No One Fears”, them either, except their own People that are having their own Plans when the Right Time Comes?
The Bottom Line, the Gulf States, Israel, and the World have the Power to Watch and Wait, but Iran Does Not Such Time, and the Regime is surrounded on Global Isolation Borrowed Time, Well Deserved and Overdue?
We can breathe easy Ginger has the Ayatollahs dialed right in.
Can a cornered animal be petted?
3000 USA County OES offices are you ready for food distribution issues?
herding ‘the people’ into concentration camps is the only solution
taz is on the level of the adepts of the religion of peace
It was an Act of Allah.
RAISIN CHALLAH AKBAR!
as long as they kill each other insHALAH
netanyhu siyonist vicdanı merhameti olmayan bir katildir
NONSENSE !
A Nigerian prophet once said in 1989 that he saw in the distant future, an Iran that was destroyed by military battle. In the same year, that is 1989, the same man said that in a matter of years, Iraq would be invaded and we saw that happen in operation desert storm of 1991 or so. Iran should beware, lest we see a fulfilment of this prophecy sooner or later.
A PROPHESY IS NOT BELIEVED UNTIL IT HAPPENS, UNLESS THAT PROPHESY WAS DONE BY OR LORD JESUS CHRIST, HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHOSE WORD WILL BE PROVEN AS FACT, PROPHETS DO NOT GET GOD’S WISDOM ON THE WEEKLY BASIS LIKE IT HAS BEEN DONE IN MODERN DAYS,
Shirley you jest……
BULL-FEATHERS………………….It’s one thing to make BOGUS accusations and quite another to show actual PROOF of those accusations which you, of course, have not provided.
You have a FALSE BRAIN. Get a refund.
Maye you did it!
youre a schmock
Thats what it seems to be, carried out by Israels Mossad.
Yes there are a number of candidates for false flag. Its not hard to envisage an environmental disaster.
The US policy of sanctioning Iran never made any sense it has just given all sorts of opportunities to various groups. If it is Israeli’s they are too smart. They will only do it through proxies.
The Mossad never fails.
Except in Syria!
All those years of funding Saud Family head-choppers while Zionist virgins gave them endless amusement in the Stolen Golan. And for what?
Mossad hasn’t ‘won’ anything this century! Killing lots of civilians doesn’t count as victory, except for the antisemitic genocidal acolytes of Hiter.
They have never NOT failed in Lebanon–occupied it with the help of Nazis for a few years (typical); retreated in 2000. Got blown to smithereens in 2006.
The squatters have lost over and over again in Gaza, insisting on the cessation of bottle rocket fire.
HITLER AND HIS DAUGHTER ANGELA MERKEL ARE SEEDS OF THE SATANIC ROTHSCHILD CLAN. YOU CAN’T BE MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN A SATANIC JEW JOHN CHAPTER 8 VERSES 44 ON WILL SHOW YOU FACTS ABOUT WHO THE JEWS ARE.
Taz, paranoia and stupidity are a bad combination
The only people who attacked American ship are Israel and Al – Qaeda. The first one was Israel attacking liberty trying to blame it on Egypt to get America to attack Egypt. So if you want to see stupidity look in the mirror. The UAE has not blamed anyone yet but Israeli know who to blame, you work it out.
wow, what a solid reasoning. and what a logical conclusion. U must be a left over lefty that after 50 years are still stuck in ur own theories, no matter what facts are. Again, it seems u have access to some secrets about 50 years ago that no one else knows. Stop dreaming man
Did Israel not attack the Libery?
taz change your name to Tizi Akbar
I don’t need to change may name you Zionist scumbag. You change your name to Hitler because what you war criminals are doing in your Apartheid state is no different to Nazi stealing other people lands and killing children and civilian with you F16s and so called smart bombs.
YOU THE PIGS of pig muhammad killed hundreds of Christians civilians in Churches in Sri Lanka during Easter.
every muslim nazi state is Apaterheid, you the muslim Nazis are kiling civilians all over the world
Israeli air force kills only hamas pigs like you sending rockets over Israel
Once the ad hominem attacks start, you’ve already lost…..
can u prove any of the garbage that u spilled here? IT SEEMS U DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF ANY OF THESE WORDS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, U DON’T KNOW HISTORY.
Taz, your knowledge of History is inaccurate, incomplete, misleading with false.conclusions. Many people deliberately attacked the US Navy and lost. The USS Liberty was attacked by mistake during the Israel 1967 war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan. The Liberty incident was not deliberate, as was determined by both Israel and American investigators. The attack on the USS Cole in Yemen by Terrorists was deliberate and many of those responsible are no longer threats. FYI, to help your understanding of History, America fought the British for Independence, American fought Americans in the Civil War which ended slavery, Germany and Japan attacked American Ships during WWII and were defeated and unconditionally surrendered. My advice to your Mullahs is not to test the US Navy.
Lots of Zionazi trolls on the thread today….
Israel never made a MISTAKE….the USS Liberty was clearly marked and the IDF
was warned off. The IDF had observed the ship for some time and had overflown
it before DELIBERATELY attacking it. The problem for the IDF was that that failed
to sink it and kill all the USN sailors…
All of this is on the public record….
Which public record? do u mean public toilet? either u r moslem, or left over lefty from 60’s that never woke up. still living in ur 50 old, proven wrong theories. the sad part is u lefties, think u know it all.
taz = Retarded Child of IRANIAN SHARMOUTA
GO AWAY FAKE JIM CARROL.
I AM THE REEL ONE. MY SHAMOOTRA MOM TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN THE BACCKSIDE FROM THE PIGGIES, AND THAtS WHAT I DO!
The “reel ” Jim Carroll can spell.
It’s always entertaining to read comments from Jew haters. It’s as if they all follow the same script: blame Israel for anything and everything; claim Muslim victory despite humiliating defeat; throw shoes.
So did Iraq in late 1980s at the USS Stark.
I only see your face Taz, sorry
And also your comments to Mr Hagger took your mask off and showed your ugly hating face
Pluto and Saturn are meeting in Capricorn for the next 2 years.
Last time when this happened, we had Ww1
wow, what a solid reasoning. and what a logical conclusion. U must be a left over lefty that after 50 years are still stuck in ur own theories, no matter what facts are. Again, it seems u have access to some secrets about 50 years ago that no one else knows. Stop dreaming man
perhaps a houthi missiles was succesful or ore probably a sea underwater mine hits
Yes the expected false flag to justify attacking Iran…
which flase flag ?
for going to war against iran, there s no false flag operation needed.
there are thousand reason exist since many years
but if you can not against iraqi or taliban ak47 fighters, what do you expect from war with iran ?
there are thousands of Missiles , Torpedos, sea mines , speed boat , war drones , U- boats waiting for you.
Iran is no arab failed state, the american can not even expel iran from syria
there maybe 1000’s of missiles, but there is no will to fight in iran. trust me, everyone wants them out. And about the other comment, war with I ran is not like war with Taliban, it is fire power destroying ports, infrastructure, and communication systems, all from the air and all very easy for Americans to do. Trust me.,
Let’s the party started.
Whether it was a done by Other Terrorists, Iranian Proxies Servants or a Coincidence. It is just a another Sign that the Iranian Shiia Regime is in Economic Desperation, for its Caliphate Exportation of Revolution and trying to Send a Message it can expand unless Sanctions are Lifted. It is more of an Opportunity to Unite the Entire Middle East and World in knowing Iran can’t acquire Nuclear Weapons, is Untrustworthy, and the Lone Rogue Globally that will gather Consensus that the Shiia Regime must be removed in a Worldwide Collective Effort! Iran can give a Punch but in the End it will be Knocked Out doing it and be Punching Itself for their Horrible Behavior since 1979. Iran is making a Big Miscalculation!
Time to finish with the mulahs empire.
The entire world is going to sh*t. Doesnt matter if you’re Isreali, Arab, Irani, American or whatever, we all die the same way
Putin and Trump have already settled on Iran losing Syria for aggression in the Gulf.
Also 9/11 was the work of Mossad,ha?
“We were there to document the event.”
The sneaky donkey-heads imagine, they can outsmart the U.S. military planners: beware, ayatollahs —
your time is rapidly running out…
THE US MILITARY PLANNERS ARE JEWS THEMSELVES, THAT IS WHY WE FIND OURSELVES ALWAYS STICKING OUR JEW NOSE IN EVERYBODIES BUISNESS.
The sneaky donkey-heads imagine, they can outsmart the U.S. military planners: beware, ayatollahs —
your time is rapidly running out…
This is 99.5% a terrorist hit of the ayatollah’s IRGC.
But, not totally absolutely sure 100%!
For the remaining 0.5% could be the Eskimo because the more readily available possible oil reserves under the ice cap. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
In addition to one very large crude oil carrier VLCC in excess of 250,000 tonnes as yet unnamed a small 120,000 tonne Aframax “Panama” size tanker and another all while at anchor outside the port the target list now includes the Fujairah National Shipping NSA10 double hull oil tanker Built 2007 Hull No.: 9432074 weight 6374.00 metric tonnes. The Saudi Arabia oil tanker Marzouqah Built 1999 Hull No.: 9165762 weight 105,084 metric tonnes. The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia tanker Amjad Built 2017 Hull No.: 9779800 weight 298,886 metric tonnes. The United Arab Emerates oil tanker A.MICHEL Built 1998 Hull No.: 9177674 and the Chemical oil tanker Miraj Built 2007 Hull No.: 9394741
The response is already in progress,Our time and our choosing
@patriot – Yes and their response too, etc etc….
With false flags the timing is always at the US choosing…
VERY OBVIOUS FALSE FLAG BY ISRAELI OPERATIVES! THEY WANT IRAN AND THEY DO NOT CARE WHO GETS KILLED!
very obvious the pigs of teheran the ayatolah pigs attacked the ships to show how terrorists they are.
Salman Rushdie book Satanic Verses shows that islam is Satan and the pigs of satan pedophile muhammad killed hundreds of Christians in SRI LANKA hurches
It looks like Iranian Regime wants to have war; well, it may get what it wishes for.
Not again like with the Notre Dame cathedral “we don’t know who’s the aggressor”!
Blah, blah, blah, oh poor us, we don’t know who’s the aggressor, we don’t know who’s the aggressor!
It is the terror-ayatollah!
For the beginning a limited bombing of Bushehr, Isfahan, and Natanz with 10 to 20 thousands tonnes of conventional explosives each, should sent the clear message “don’t do it again”.
USA is almost self-sufficient with respect to energy all thanks to Trump who saved the US from the Dems energy-destruction plans. If these reports are true, then it’s time for the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi, and all the other Arabs to fight for themselves with their billions of acquired weapons instead of using the USA as its mercenary as they sit back and plan more Mosques in America and Canada to make us as viciously evil as they are and to replace Western civilization with an Americanized form of Islam under people like Tlaib and Omar and Cortez along with leftists Bolshevik Bernie, Cohen, Nadler, Blumenthal, Schiff, Schumer, and the freak-show lineup of Dem candidates.
Hmm…hard to lay blame without many details yet. I’ll wait for more information before forming my final opinion. But, my gut says Iran had something to do with it. Since they basically run the show as far as terrorism goes. But, we will see soon…and any reprisals that may come next. Stay tuned I guess
There is lots of blame to go around but there is one authoritarian political-religious ideology responsible for endless war, terrorism and conquest. These countries and their terror proxies have plenty of land, resources, manpower, and blessed with a sea of oil beneath their sands. Iran is an evil regime expanding and creating war in many countries and on Israel’s borders helping their Hamas and Hezbollah proxies to launch war on Israel and American troops. The Arab countries have also used war and terror to their advantages and everyone must spend trillions to defend themselves against their Islamic terrorism and suffer thousands of deaths each year because of Islamic terrorism. It is time for them to stop using America as their shield while they invade our countries with help from their Dem leftist 5th column helpers in Europe and America.
The big hypocrisy is that these towel head regimes are using religion to inflate their bank accounts to distribute to their gang members. There is such huge amount of cash flowing among oppressive regimes that we see these scumbags as the head of the snake of evil. The Western Civilization against these scumbags. Cut the oil, you cut the money. Less money, less scumbags. As simple as that.
If this is true, then why are oil prices down?
There are only 2 possibilities:
1. IRAN IS THE CULPRIT This is because they hate the Gulf states and America.
2. THE CULPRIT IS IRAN This is because they hate the Gulf states for being able to sell without sanctions their oil.
Trump wants war and he will start it on three fronts at the same time.
This will make his narcissistic azz famous.
https://www.vox.com/2019/5/8/18537160/trump-iran-deal-war-usa
Yes, looking that way. Iran needs to be stopped one way or the other. They would only end up in war with someone else anyway. Most people understand that. These guys are not going to stop so its inevitable. Better now than later when they are much stronger.
Nuke Tehran. That will solve our Mid-East problem in one m-sec. The goats and the sheep will face udder destruction…..
Nothing more annoying than bad fake news, Mossad.
For what you’re making, and receiving in welfare checks, your lies should be much better.
So full of hubris. Will the ordinance arrive by telepathy? Or is your creator and benefactor Uncle Sam ready to lose yet another war on your behalf?
The Zionist terror militia can’t reach us with anything other than their mean words. Probably safer and smarter to continue using your terrorist air force against women, children, medics and the elderly.
IS THIS THE REGIME THE WORLD WILL FEAR?…………..”Men in Iran have been ordered not to look at women during Ramadan as part of a round of draconian restrictions imposed by the increasingly isolated regime. In a sign of frustration with growing civil discontent and economic pain caused by US sanctions, hardliners in Iran’s government are forcing through unusually strict social diktats to bring people into line. The country’s judiciary has announced that those eating in public during the fasting period are also in breach of laws and will be prosecuted.
Cui bono?
“ipsi soli”!
&
“occulta rerum agendarum”, “ordinem”, “decretum”, “consociatio”!
It’s interesting, if not disturbing watching ppl here arguing over Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia and America. All of you and them have been driven mad over Oil. It’s not just here but all over the world lol! Believe me it’s worth nothing.
It is obvious that those “attacks” were false flag conducted by Mossad / CIA. Israel is pushing US to attack Iran. US journos are babbling about Russian interference, but nobody speaks about Israel interference in US foreign policy. In fact Israel is a puppet master and US is the puppet doing wars on account of Israel, using US taxpayers money and US young men giving their lives. I wonder when Americans will wake up and say enough is enough to Israel.