Two UK Oil Tankers taken by Iran - Gulf Crisis 4 - End of the May Era

Guardian: Reports " Hunt 'extremely concerned' as Iran seizes two British-linked oil tankers..No UK citizens thought to be on either vessel taken by Iranian forces in strait of Hormuz on Friday  "

Lets Get Real:

One can hear the FCO Mandarins NOW, saying the UK can do nothing, that the Foreign Secretary should visit Iran and the tanker seized in Gibraltar should be LET GO.   The FCO is like the BBC, it forgets it is there to protect UK interests not some other side.   The UK can not be BLACKMAILED, if we give in to Iran, then they will try something else, this time against the Americans, that might be a VERY BAD IDEA.  The UK for once should stand firm, the COBRA meeting should think what Lady Thatcher would do in such a case.   One thing they can do is send more Royal Navy Ships to the region, with the authority to take military action if any UK ships, Royal Navy or tankers come under threat from Iran.  When will the UK stop appeasing Iran!!

Two UK Flagged Tankers taken by Iran - Gulf Crisis 3 - End of the May Era

Daily Mail: Reports " Iran 'confiscates' British tanker with 23 crew on board 'for failing to respect maritime rules' in major escalation of tensions in the Gulf - as fears mount for SECOND 'diverted' vessel  "

Lets Get Real:

This is a fast developing story, thus far Iran has taken two flagged tankers, Sky News reports that all though the tankers are UK Flagged there are no UK citizens on board the vessels.  Tehran must have lost the plot, the problem with Iran is there are two power structures, the secular and the religious, and the religious side has the upper hand when it comes down to it.  The Tehran Regime is pushing its luck, PM May is on the way out, she will not want to play the part of Neville Chamberlain and be seen to appease Tehran, and the new PM, Boris Johnson will not want that role either, this could get very tricky.  The US will be on alert for any of its ships to be targeted by Iran, the Trump Oval might be ready to carry a BIG STICK and warn Iran off with sterner measures. 

Why did IRAN Seize a UK Flagged Tanker - Gulf Crisis 2 - End of the May Era

Sky News: Reports " The Iranian Revolutionary Guard says it seized the Stena Impero for "violating international maritime rules".  "

Lets Get Real:

The above is TOMMY ROT as they used to say in my day, it is LIE, the UK Tanker was in international waters, the Tanker was taken by Iran as a result of the UK taking an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar.   In the 1930s there was Winston Churchill who warned about the threat from Nazi Germany, in the early 1980s Reagan coined the phrase the " Evil Empire " for the USSR, at the end of the 80s the Cold War was finished and so war the USSR within a few short years.  When looking at the modern leadership today,  who will stand up to appeasears, the US shot down a Iranian drone as a counter to Iran shooting down a US drone, but the Trump Oval did not strike Iran, thus Iran thought it could get away with taking a UK tanker.  Sometimes when leading you have to face down the enemy and be willing to finish them off.   As stated what happens IF and WHEN Tehran gets the nuclear bomb, it will be to late then.  Appeasement gets you WAR. 

Iran SEIZES UK Flagged Tanker - End of the May Era

BBC News: Reports " A British-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Gulf by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iran media say.  "

Lets Get Real:

This is DIRECT BLACKMAIL by Iran, the UK has a Iranian tanker in Gibraltar, the Tehran Regime it can be assumed wants a trade, the problem is that any trade NOW, would look like appeasing an aggressor, also if Iran is successful, they might try something else.  What if they go after a US flagged tanker, will Trump carry on holding a small stick, or he will get his head out of the sand and DO SOMETHING about Iran.   What happens when the day arrives and Iran has the bomb, it would be ever more of THREAT, very much like North Korea.   At least the tyrants of Iraq and Libya were taken down before they become a nuclear threat.  At some point Iran will have to be dealt with, the appeasement of the Foreign Office will have to be overlooked for the REAL WORLD.   Appeasement gets you War, one really must learn the lessons of the 1930s.