They call for engaging in diplomacy, but in practice, we see they resort to military, security, and political threats to put pressure on the Islamic Republic. This stick and carrot policy is a traditional approach the United States has adopted toward the Islamic Republic of Iran, and we have seen many times that the United States, especially under the recent administrations of Presidents Obama, Trump, and then Biden, has repeatedly stated that they are willing to pursue diplomacy on an international stage. Why would the US cause an oil incident, and yet another standoff with Iran, just before Students’ day in Tehran not to mention the Vienna talks which the US is almost threatening Iran into? Iran enjoys cutting-edge marine technologies to fend off any aggression, says IRGC chief The chief commander of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the country possesses cutting-edge marine technologies. Hanif Ghaffari, International Columnist, Jam-e Jam and Resalat Dailies But it has done so under a new appearance and form. It took Iranian oil, transported it to the tanker at sea, and was carrying it toward its own waters. The United States was controlling the ship. We usually see that some nations use their tankers under other nations’ flags and sometimes the crew members aren’t even the nationals of that country. The important point is that sometimes there is ambiguity about the nationality of the tanker, and questions are raised about whether it was an American or Vietnamese vessel. Naturally Iranian forces wasted no time in recovering the oil. It is true that the US has sanctioned Iran’s oil and economy in general, but the sanctions are illegal by a couple of interpretations of international law, so America’s seizure of the tanker and its cargo was nothing more, nor less, than an act of piracy. Well there’s plenty of footage which speaks for itself and shows precisely what took place.Īmerican forces unlawfully confiscated a tanker that was carrying a cargo of Iranian oil in the Sea of Oman, and transferred its consignment of crude oil to another vessel which they started guiding to an unknown location. Looking at the incident in light of rumors may be confusing: A Vietnamese-flagged ship captured by Iran with America showing concern…? Debunking US invincibility Since the cold war, America has though itself invincible.