Tuesday, June 18, 2019

U.S. Wants Nations That Import Oil From The Middle East To Partner Up And Protect Oil Tankers Leaving The Persian Gulf

An F/A-18F Super Hornet makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Oman, May 22, 2019. US Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Herbst/REUTERS

Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor: US lines up partners to protect oil tankers after Gulf attacks

The Donald Trump administration is calling on nations that import the bulk of oil from the Gulf to help protect freedom of navigation in the region after the United States blamed Iran for attacking shipping vessels.

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Paul Selva, said today that the Pentagon and State Department had approved plans to reach out to China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Indonesia and other oil importers about a possible response to defend tanker traffic. He did not offer any details about what those nations may be asked to do.

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WNU Editor: I'm curious to know who will join this U.S. led coalition. China? Europe? Japan?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fracking is a revolutionary development. Iran seems obtuse to its existence. China is already suffering economic slow down and Iran is threatening to jack the price of China’s oil supply to infinity. Japan, India, China, all depend upon Arab oil so give me a reason why they shouldn’t help suppress Iran’s attacks on tankers?

Caecus said...

They get a lot of oil from other places, especially Russia and other African or Asian countries. They must have plans to shift their imports if Iran blocks the strait, and probably think the damage to the US to be worth it? They certainly don't seem eager to restrain Iran

Bob Huntley said...

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