Pompeo Says Intelligence Points to Iran in Tanker Attack in Gulf of Oman
Source: The New York Times
By Edward Wong
June 13, 2019
WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that intelligence reviewed by American officials showed that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman, a critical waterway for the transit of much of the worlds petroleum.
Mr. Pompeo did not present any evidence of Irans involvement when announcing the findings at a news conference in Washington. The assertion is certain to fuel tensions between the Trump administration and Iranian leaders that have increased since early May, when the White House announced military movements in response to what American officials have said is a heightened threat from Iran.
Mr. Pompeo said the sabotage against the two tankers was only the latest in a series of recent violent acts by Iran.
Taken as a whole, these unprovoked attacks present a clear threat to international peace and security, he said.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/13/us/politics/oil-tanker-attack-pompeo.html
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)Something familiar about this whole affair.
SCVDem
(5,103 posts)These warmongers aren't even original!
Midnight Writer
(21,758 posts)The classics never die.
Lonestarblue
(9,988 posts)Such an attack is not in Irans best interests, but it sure does further the Trump/Bolton plan to declare war on Iran. I doubt the US military was behind the attack, but I would not be surprised to learn that the Trump administration instigated the attack through a third party.
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)Zambero
(8,964 posts)No wait, that lie has already been cashed in.
Novice Patriot
(22 posts)Yea but Doesnt Pompeo have the artist license to create a new twist in a fictional story? Perhaps something like Yellow Cake inside Aluminum Tubes?
samnsara
(17,622 posts)Cartaphelius
(868 posts)No insult intended but did you just fall from a turnip truck?
Or were you pushed?
rurallib
(62,413 posts)on a scale of credibility of 1 to 100 this rates a 0
Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)Intelligence pointed to it, Mike ?
Intelligence also pointed to the Russians for interfering with out elections.
Intelligence revealed trumpie to be a lying scumbug.
But THIS intelligence, you'll listen to . . . .
This administration has NO credibility. On ANY topic.
NoMoreRepugs
(9,422 posts)seems like such a natural fit.
Cattledog
(5,914 posts)Midnight Writer
(21,758 posts)rurallib
(62,413 posts)Did anyone see Bolton's hand up this puppet's ass?
Ford_Prefect
(7,895 posts)He's one of the Xian true believers on this along with Bolton and the Neo-cons.
They will do anything the Saudis and Qataris ask (along with Bibi).
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)This just serves Trumps mad need for a war.
Lint Head
(15,064 posts)I imagine all of us patriotic Americans need to join together behind our Orange Lord and Savior to protect us from our evil enemies and forget about the king's ass kissing of our other evil enemies.
htuttle
(23,738 posts)After all, we don't trust our own intelligence community anymore. according to Trump.
Maine-i-acs
(1,499 posts)bloody fingerprints all over the Gulf (again)
Ligyron
(7,632 posts)Make sure you video it good! That's the best thing about our attacks, right? Well, that and putting Impeachment on page 2.
Jesus H. Christy on a Popsicle stick.
BeyondGeography
(39,374 posts)While we take our sweet time on impeachment. That way, we can be accused of all sorts of horrible things that you couldnt have accused us of otherwise had we pulled the trigger already.
Solly Mack
(90,765 posts)Because Trump claims they're corrupt all the time.
padah513
(2,502 posts)Why would Iran attack Japanese tankers while Shinzo Abe was there visiting? Answer: They wouldn't.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)That's what I think is the reason. It's in the same vein as "We don't intend to have nuclear weapons, but America can do nothing to stop us from doing so." Combine that with the tanker incidents, and you have some serious shit to scare Japan with.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)I just understand that Japan can be intimidated, and that the religious leaders of Iran know that.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)..............alrighty then
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)that Japan has taken since the end of WWII? Maybe a bit of hand-wringing over North Korean missiles, but I can't think of anything else, can you?
Demon Dem
(43 posts)Next up: Iran has Weapons of Mass Destruction!!!
McKim
(2,412 posts)Pompeo and his Neocon Fanatic friends have no credibility! The NY Times is having us on again. Quick, send in Judith Miller and MIchael Gordon to get a war going! This is really frightening.
Time to hit the streets. I for one will not stand by!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I held my breath and went over to Freeperville to see what they were saying.
Most are convinced its a false flag operation. The main suspects are:
The Saudis(which is actually reasonable)
George Soros
John Kerry
No one outside of the bat shit crazy Christians want war with Iran.
Ive been pretty vociferous in my opposition to impeachment because he will never be convicted. If he attacks Iran, that paradigm may change.
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)Now I have to go read this out of morbid curiosity.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)I tried to take the pain for you.
The hatred over there is astounding. And they are pretty much 100% are proud Christians.
area51
(11,908 posts)Trump must be really scared of his reelection chances.
50 Shades Of Blue
(9,990 posts)Hekate
(90,677 posts)Crazyleftie
(458 posts)in an attempt to get the US involved in their war......
Any number of mideast actors would love to start a war with Iran....Israel and Saudi Arabia are 1 and 2 on this list
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And it looks like another set up by trump and Putin to go after Irans oil.
walkingman
(7,612 posts)dalton99a
(81,485 posts)for Putin and the Saudis
Just watch
Sapient Donkey
(1,568 posts)I won't say it's all BS and Iran had nothing to do with it (I don't trust them either), but let's see some evidence of Iran's involvement.
I also worry about the possibility that even if there are things that point toward Iran being responsible, that some other country/group set it up to look as such hoping to get this bunch of idiots to attack Iran. And since they are so hell bent on wanting an excuse to do it, they will ignore all signs and intelligence that points to it not being what it may appear to be.
I really wish we had some rational people in charge right now.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Will be the battle cry of the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief as he divertingly leads his loyal worshipers in the Next Phase of the KristoFascist PRELUDE TO ARMAGEDDON (and massive short term profiiteering), Inc. (R)
kwassa
(23,340 posts)ripcord
(5,378 posts)They are worried about Iran, and by connection Syria, becoming too close to the West and possibly making concessions that could concern them.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)DeltaLitProf
(769 posts)I think this was a trial balloon to see how his base reacts to this kind of evidence against Iran.
The NYTimes does establish that the boat in the video does match Iranian patrol boats, down to the model, the placement of anti-aircraft guns, the chevron on the front. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/middleeast/100000006558872/iran-tanker-video.html?searchResultPosition=12
But because those of us who aren't Trumpies know of such things as "Deep Fakes," in which peoples' faces in videos can be made to appear to be someone else and because of Trump's 10,000 lies and because of Saudi Arabia's own interest in the US joining the conflict against Iran, we can't believe these kinds of clips. Besides all that, can you just remove a mine attached to a tanker like that by hand without danger?
In addition, the Japanese owner of the vessel in the video said his crew doesn't believe the attack occurred from a mine but from a flying object. Strange that he didn't say missile or weapons fire.
Any attack from the US on Iran now would be viewed by most rational people as a reach toward the war Trump needs to turn his approval ratings around. But what does his base say? That's what's going to tell the tale of what he does next.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)and were not to be trusted, ever??