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    Tensions with Iran

    From BBC News:

    Four commercial ships were targets of a "sabotage attack" off the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, the country's foreign affairs ministry has said.

    The incident reportedly took place near Fujairah port, just outside the Strait of Hormuz, but caused no casualties.

    Saudi Arabia confirmed that two Saudi oil tankers sustained "significant damage". One of the other two vessels targeted was Norwegian-registered.

    Iran, which borders the strait, has called for a full investigation.

    Tensions are high in the region, through which about a fifth of oil that is consumed globally passes.

    Last month, Iran threatened to "close" the Strait of Hormuz if it was prevented from using the waterway following a US decision to end exemptions from sanctions for major Iranian oil importers.

    The US has deployed warships there in recent days to counter what it called "clear indications" of threats from Iran to its forces and maritime traffic in the region. Iran dismissed that allegation as nonsense.
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    Hmmm. Someone getting tired of low oil prices or what???

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    Hmmm.... IRGC?

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    Anyone got a match?
    If we could hold off on Shitty Desert War Volume 4 until AFTER I come back from the region that would be great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jetfire View Post
    If we could hold off on Shitty Desert War Volume 4 until AFTER I come back from the region that would be great.
    I'll be pullin' for ya, brother.
    There's nothing civil about this war.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jetfire View Post
    If we could hold off on Shitty Desert War Volume 4 until AFTER I come back from the region that would be great.
    It'll be different this time...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lester Polfus View Post
    It'll be different this time...
    Well hell in that case, let's also invade Russia during the winter! It'll be different this time!

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