Stalin
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Looks like the international rules-based order, so beloved of the usual suspects" is in the garbage can
"..The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran.
The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded the vessel seized the cargo and then left. Officials said that the ship was carrying components potentially useful for Iran’s weapons and that they were “dual-use items, with both civilian and military applications.”
The US officials said that the purpose of the operation was to disrupt Iran’s procurement of goods for its military following the 12-day US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic, which damaged the country’s air defenses and other military equipment.
The report didn’t name the ship or provide any other details about the operation, and so far it hasn’t been publicly confirmed by the US, China, or Iran. But the news came a few days after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, demonstrating that the Trump administration is willing to use the military to enforce sanctions in a way that marks a dramatic escalation.
news.antiwar.com
comrade stalin
"..The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran.
The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded the vessel seized the cargo and then left. Officials said that the ship was carrying components potentially useful for Iran’s weapons and that they were “dual-use items, with both civilian and military applications.”
The US officials said that the purpose of the operation was to disrupt Iran’s procurement of goods for its military following the 12-day US-Israeli war against the Islamic Republic, which damaged the country’s air defenses and other military equipment.
The report didn’t name the ship or provide any other details about the operation, and so far it hasn’t been publicly confirmed by the US, China, or Iran. But the news came a few days after the US seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, demonstrating that the Trump administration is willing to use the military to enforce sanctions in a way that marks a dramatic escalation.
Report: US Forces Raided Ship Headed From China To Iran Last Month - News From Antiwar.com
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US special operations forces raided a ship last month, several hundred miles off the coast of Sri Lanka, that had departed China and was bound for Iran. The report, which cited unnamed US officials, said that US special operators who boarded the...
news.antiwar.com
comrade stalin
