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#BREAKING
#Iran's IRGC seizies 2nd oil tanker, Mesdar, run by a UK company under the flag of Liberia. The ship suddenly turned north towards Iran after passing west through the Strait of Hormuz.

Gross Tonnage: 160K
Deadweight: ~316K t
Vessel Type: Crude Oil Tanker
#UPDATE
US President Donald Trump says #Iran may have seized two oil tankers today.

#BREAKING
UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will be chairing a second COBRA meeting tonight at 22:30 local time, via Sky News
And of course, we have chief #Iran apologist/lobbyist @tparsi justifying Tehran's piracy policy by running @JZarif's talking points and resorting to threats.
@tparsi @JZarif #UPDATE
U.S. conducting flights over the Strait Of Hormuz, monitoring shipping with armed aircraft - via CNN

Iran's seizure of two ships 'unacceptable': UK - via AFP
@tparsi @JZarif #UPDATE
UK-linked "Mesdar" tanker updates position, now increasing speed & turning away from Iran. Possibly due to U.S. armed flights over Strait of Hormuz.

Unconfirmed report:
Honk Kong's LRS2 Podeidon tanker in Gulf of Oman could be the third tanker seized by Iran today.
@tparsi @JZarif Alongside @tparsi & his crew, #Iran's regime can count on the likes of @chrislhayes in the biased MSM to justify their malign measures and provide life support just when Tehran needs it the most.
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1)
 I remember just a short while ago when #Iran regime apologists/lobbyists were jumping up & down claiming Tehran was exporting large amounts of oil to China.

Knowing their nature, I had a strong feeling they were lying.

Here’s the proof.
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2)
 “Two and a half months after the White House banned the purchase of Iran’s oil, the nation’s crude is continuing to be sent to China where it’s being put into what’s known as ‘bonded storage,’… This oil doesn’t cross local customs or show up in the nation’s import data…”
3)
 “The store of oil has the potential to push down global prices if Chinese refiners decide to draw on it…”

This actually shows how desperate Iran’s mullahs have become. Willing to store oil, hoping to maybe one day sell them at even lower prices.
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Heshmat Alavi
@HeshmatAlavi
THREAD

1)
 Over 5,000 supporters of the Iranian opposition coalition NCRI rallied in Stockholm on Saturday voicing support for regime change in #Iran by the Iranian people & their organized resistance.
#IStandWithMaryamRajavi
2)
 Iranian opposition NCRI President @Maryam_Rajavi highlighted the determination of this resistance movement both inside the country & across the globe to topple the mullahs’ regime in #Iran.
3)
 The mullahs have a drastic human rights violations dossier.
Iranian opposition NCRI President @Maryam_Rajavi stressed on the importance of the int’l community’s role in condemning the mullahs’ atrocities.
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Heshmat Alavi
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#UPDATE
1)
 The European Union expresses deep concern & warns of further escalation after Iran seized a UK oil tanker on Friday.

Iran's Armed Forces Deputy Chief of Staff:
"We conducted at least three defensive operations against U.S. drones over the past weeks."
2)
 Tehran says its seizure of a British ship a 'reciprocal' move.

UK Def Min:
#Iran's detention of a UK carrier is an act of aggression. Iran seized the British carrier from the Sea of Oman. UK warns serious consequences.

London summons top Iran's Chargé d'Affaires in London.
3)
 Bahrain's Foreign Ministry strongly condemns Iran's detention of the British carrier in the Strait of Hormuz
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#IranDeal
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