Iran *May* Have Just Seized American Ship

[Burhead]

http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/04/28/Iran-holds-U-S-ship-34-sailors-.html

Literally just breaking.

 

[YorkVol]

Idiots

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Market knows:

Iranian Forces Seize U.S. Cargo Vessel, Arabiya Reports - Bloomberg Business

 

[hog88]

Anyone want to guess our response?

 

[davethevol]

They can do it just as we can. What they do with the ship and its crew will be telling.

 

[Grand Vol]

Anyone want to guess our response?

 

[FLVOL69]

Anyone want to guess our response?

$$

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

@hamishNews: U.S. Official tells @ABC Cargo ship stopped & boarded by Iranian maritime vessel. Unclear if being taken to Iranian port as reports suggest

 

[volprof]

Anyone want to guess our response?

Sometimes shoot first and ask questions later is an appropriate response. Sometimes it isn't.

 

[volinbham]

I predict we'll further reduce sanctions to really confuse them

 

[McDad]

Anyone want to guess our response?

.

 

[davethevol]

I predict we'll further reduce sanctions to really confuse them

And probably give them an additional 50 billion to show we are committed to them acquiring peaceful nuclear weapons.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

@mollymhunter: A Maersk cargo ship has been stopped and boarded by Iranian maritime vessel, officials tell @LMartinezABC. Not US flagged. #Iran

 

[hog88]

I predict we'll further reduce sanctions to really confuse them

Pretty close to what I think. Although I predict some sort of apology will be forthcoming.

 

[Burhead]

USS Farragut on the way to the last known location of the ship.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

@Reuters: BREAKING: Iranian forces have boarded the Marshall Island-flagged MV Maersk Tigris in the gulf, Pentagon says

 

[Burhead]

Pentagon confirms Iranian patrol ships did fire on the ship.

 

[volinbham]

Is Captain Phillips driving?

 

[Burhead]

Is Captain Phillips driving?

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

Just an FYI

Marshall Islands

The United States has full authority and responsibility for security and defense of the Marshall Islands, and the Government of the Marshall Islands is obligated to refrain from taking actions that would be incompatible with these security and defense responsibilities. The United States and the Marshall Islands have full diplomatic relations. Marshallese citizens may work and study in the United States without a visa, and they join the U.S. military at a higher rate than any U.S. state.

 

[lawgator1]

Calm down.

 

[Burhead]

‏@NatSecCNN 2m2 minutes ago

From @jimsciutto: Despite reports in some media, there are no Americans on board ship seized by Iranian Rev. Guard patrol boats.

 

[McDad]

Is Captain Phillips driving?

.

 

[McDad]

Calm down.

Are you worried VN political forum posters will start an international incident with Iran or something?

 

[Burhead]

Calm down.

Whatever way you slice it, it doesn't look good for the United States that Iran is doing this after concluding the nuclear deal.