So, the USA/China meeting already produces results
itsFelbourne on
This ship isn’t subject to the US blockade is it?
It’s coming from Iraq and carrying Iraqi oil
tekguy1982 on
Break through / let through
snarky_answer on
They didn’t break thru a US blockade since Iraqi oil isn’t being blockaded. They passed thru under Iranian threat of attack.
jews4beer on
The headline reads weird but the “blockade” they are referring to in the headline is the Iranian one, not the US one.
devilishycleverchap on
Similarly I also broke through the Jersey Turnpike today
And by that I mean I paid a toll and drove through
Probablynotarealist on
Surely it depends on whether they paid Iran a fee (broken US blockade) or didn’t (broken Iranian blockade)?
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lou1uol on
He US blocks Chinese tanker, the Xi Jinpin will have to block Trump at the airport….
here4thegangbang420 on
I’m sure there was arrangements. China is giving Iran a lot of stuff they need. They wouldn’t mess with it
coconutpete52 on
Headline makes me expect a Dominick Torretto-n-friends Fast & furious style story here. Then I read the “article”. Summary: “the ship sailed through the strait”.
Numerous-Bowler-8677 on
Yesterday I “break through” Costco entrance after I showed my membership card.
Zdrack on
so it blew through the Iranian one. didnt go to Iran, so wasn’t targeted by the US
Shot-Toe-2884 on
Why would the US care if China is buying oil from Iraq right now? The whole point is to get them to stop buying from Iran.
Let it pass. Iran will get more nervous as they continue to lose Chinese purchases to partners who can actually safely provide the oil
firefighter26s on
“Chinese Supertanker” —- /shows pictures of small fishing boats
wrxninja on
lol breaks through…
They just had the Chinese gov tell both to stand down.
bigorangemachine on
LoL while Trump visits China
What’s also funny is Chinese news papers have Tajikistan visit as front page news lol
Catch_022 on
The real question is whether or not it went through the old Traffic Seperation Scheme or if it went on the new route past Iranian controlled islands (and possibly paid the Iranian toll).
This is important because it can tell us if Iran mined the old TSS.
Checking the AIS (automatic tracking system for ships), I can only see back until the 12th of May (free user), that being said it appears to have NOT used the old TSS. Based on this, it is likely that the ship acted to avoid mines, which makes it likely that the strait is still mined.
This makes it very difficult for VLCCs (huge oil ships) to transit the strait as they can’t use the Oman coastline like the US ships did (way too shallow) and instead have to pass dangerously close to Iran.
Disclaimer: I can’t see the full track, and you can spoof a AIS.
Just though I would let people know.
DDoubleDDog on
This headline is misleading. This ship is not subject to the US blockade and I’m pretty sure Iran allows Chinese ships through.
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So, the USA/China meeting already produces results
This ship isn’t subject to the US blockade is it?
It’s coming from Iraq and carrying Iraqi oil
Break through / let through
They didn’t break thru a US blockade since Iraqi oil isn’t being blockaded. They passed thru under Iranian threat of attack.
The headline reads weird but the “blockade” they are referring to in the headline is the Iranian one, not the US one.
Similarly I also broke through the Jersey Turnpike today
And by that I mean I paid a toll and drove through
Surely it depends on whether they paid Iran a fee (broken US blockade) or didn’t (broken Iranian blockade)?
[deleted]
He US blocks Chinese tanker, the Xi Jinpin will have to block Trump at the airport….
I’m sure there was arrangements. China is giving Iran a lot of stuff they need. They wouldn’t mess with it
Headline makes me expect a Dominick Torretto-n-friends Fast & furious style story here. Then I read the “article”. Summary: “the ship sailed through the strait”.
Yesterday I “break through” Costco entrance after I showed my membership card.
so it blew through the Iranian one. didnt go to Iran, so wasn’t targeted by the US
Why would the US care if China is buying oil from Iraq right now? The whole point is to get them to stop buying from Iran.
Let it pass. Iran will get more nervous as they continue to lose Chinese purchases to partners who can actually safely provide the oil
“Chinese Supertanker” —- /shows pictures of small fishing boats
lol breaks through…
They just had the Chinese gov tell both to stand down.
LoL while Trump visits China
What’s also funny is Chinese news papers have Tajikistan visit as front page news lol
The real question is whether or not it went through the old Traffic Seperation Scheme or if it went on the new route past Iranian controlled islands (and possibly paid the Iranian toll).
This is important because it can tell us if Iran mined the old TSS.
Checking the AIS (automatic tracking system for ships), I can only see back until the 12th of May (free user), that being said it appears to have NOT used the old TSS. Based on this, it is likely that the ship acted to avoid mines, which makes it likely that the strait is still mined.
This makes it very difficult for VLCCs (huge oil ships) to transit the strait as they can’t use the Oman coastline like the US ships did (way too shallow) and instead have to pass dangerously close to Iran.
Disclaimer: I can’t see the full track, and you can spoof a AIS.
Just though I would let people know.
This headline is misleading. This ship is not subject to the US blockade and I’m pretty sure Iran allows Chinese ships through.