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2019-06-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Mysterious Blazes on Six Iranian Ships in Iranian Ports

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Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-06-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 The Port of Shahid Rajaee lies on the north shores of the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran about 14.5 kilometers west-southwest of the Port of Bandar Abbas, of which it is a part. It is some 770 kilometers or almost 480 miles southeast of Imam Khomeini Port, and it is about 1500 kilometers (933 miles) southeast of Tehran.
Shahid Rajaee covers about 2400 hectares and handles 70 million tons of cargo per year, including three million TEUs of containerized cargo. It contains 23 berths with alongside depth of 15 meters (49.2 feet).

Posted by Chereting Pelosi1889 2019-06-13 09:48|| 2019-06-13 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2 June 7th means this was after the original tanker attack earlier this year but before the two tanker attacks today. Tit for tat pattern with escalating events. Where have we seen this pattern before?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2019-06-13 11:32|| 2019-06-13 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Why does this remind me of the Reichstag fire?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2019-06-13 13:40|| 2019-06-13 13:40|| Front Page Top

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