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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts) Mon Jun 17, 2019, 09:45 AM Jun 2019

German official: US video 'not enough' to pin blame on Iran for tanker attacks

By Chris Mills Rodrigo - 06/14/19

Germany's foreign minister on Friday said that a video released by the U.S. is insufficient evidence to prove Iran was behind attacks this week on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.

“The video is not enough. We can understand what is being shown, sure, but to make a final assessment, this is not enough for me,” Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told reporters in Oslo, according to Reuters.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday blamed Iran for the attacks on the Norwegian-owned MT Front Altair and the Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous, citing intelligence, the weapons used, expertise required and similar recent attacks.

The U.S. military released a video later on Thursday that it says shows Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing a mine from one of the targeted oil tankers.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/448570-german-official-us-video-not-enough-to-pin-blame-on-iran-for-tanker-attacks

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German official: US video 'not enough' to pin blame on Iran for tanker attacks (Original Post) BeckyDem Jun 2019 OP

Our government can't be trusted anymore. blueinredohio Jun 2019 #1

Our government can't be trusted anymore? When could it be? Submariner Jun 2019 #2

What a track record. ugh BeckyDem Jun 2019 #3

+ a zillion shanny Jun 2019 #4

I should have stated that differently. blueinredohio Jun 2019 #5

blueinredohio

(6,797 posts)

1. Our government can't be trusted anymore.

Reply to BeckyDem (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 09:56 AM

Jun 2019

I'm afraid if we get into a war with Iran we will have to go it alone.

Submariner

(12,504 posts)

2. Our government can't be trusted anymore? When could it be?

Reply to blueinredohio (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 17, 2019, 10:28 AM

Jun 2019

The U.S. overthrows the democratically elected Iranian government in 1953, and installs a monarchy with that Shah tool.

That LBJ slime ball lied about the Tonkin Gulf incident to start the Vietnam war.

Reagan lied about Grenada because he needed a wag the dog war to cover up trading arms for hostages with terrorists.

Bush invades Panama and slaughters civilians to get Noriega because he needed to have a war under his belt.

Cheney and Bush WMD lie in Iraq. Enough said.

Now we have Trump trying to lie us into an Iran wag the dog war.

Trusted? In your dreams.