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nraacct Champion Author North Carolina Posts:6,981 Points:1,485,525 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 7:22:02 PM Ignore nraacct Report Abuse A prominent U.S. lawmaker has asked the small South Pacific island nation Tuvalu to stop reflagging Iranian oil tankers and warned its government of the risks of running afoul of U.S. sanctions. The European Union banned Iranian oil imports as well as providing insurance for vessels carrying Iranian oil on July 1, and the United States has new economic sanctions that have curbed Iranian oil imports by most other major nations. Visit Reuters for full article

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A prominent U.S. lawmaker has asked the small South Pacific island nation Tuvalu to stop reflagging Iranian oil tankers and warned its government of the risks of running afoul of U.S. sanctions.

The European Union banned Iranian oil imports as well as providing insurance for vessels carrying Iranian oil on July 1, and the United States has new economic sanctions that have curbed Iranian oil imports by most other major nations.
Visit Reuters for full article

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PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,394 Points:1,624,270 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2012 1:46:37 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Sink that island if it persists.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:13,900 Points:2,141,460 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 10:23:31 PM Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse so what's that going to do? their buddies in iran haven't been listing for decades.
majormarket All-Star Author Houston Posts:861 Points:809,400 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 8:05:30 AM Ignore majormarket Report Abuse And, in other news, the military is gearing up to open up a front against the South Pacific nation of Tuvalu. More details to come... (Purely tongue-in-cheek)
Nancy&Len Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,178 Points:1,970,590 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 7:00:09 AM Ignore Nancy&Len Report Abuse Who is going to stop them.
djgunrunner Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:10,252 Points:2,376,305 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jul 10, 2012 2:44:06 AM Ignore djgunrunner Report Abuse Why is it so hard to black ball a named ship? Does it matter whose flag is on it as long as you know who the owner is?
MAC48 Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,580 Points:789,275 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 11:39:11 PM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse One expects that the nation of Tuvalu can be reasoned with effectively. It is just a matter of getting their attention that the US and the European Union are wise to their reflagging of Iranian oil tankers and deciding what the "cost" of such reflagging should be for the government of Tuvalu if they do not reverse any and all such reflaggings.
cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:4,159 Points:823,990 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 11:27:57 PM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse Wrong.
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,479 Points:596,795 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 11:15:57 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse So now a tiny island in the Pacific is involved in our religious differences spat with Iran?
pumaMN Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,593 Points:357,115 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 10:51:54 PM Ignore pumaMN Report Abuse and now what
jwkycola All-Star Author Columbia Posts:817 Points:551,600 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 10:31:48 PM Ignore jwkycola Report Abuse OK. Tuvalu - what's happening here?
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,303 Points:899,705 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 9:11:14 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse A prominent U.S. Lawmaker "Howard Berman, the top Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee". Never heard of him and I doubt anyone in Tuvalu has either.
dave27johnson Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,823 Points:433,195 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 8:31:41 PM Ignore dave27johnson Report Abuse Not fooling anybody.
sabre75 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,663 Points:340,795 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 8:30:35 PM Ignore sabre75 Report Abuse this is very wrong.
BIGOILEATURCRUD Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,948 Points:1,406,840 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 8:09:21 PM Ignore BIGOILEATURCRUD Report Abuse Convene the SUPER COMMITTEE - in pursuit of truth, justice and the american way - they'll regret the spanish ever discovered them and the scoundrels voted for British dependency.
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BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Jul 9, 2012 7:39:34 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Could Tuvalu argue back with, We will stop re-flagging if the U.S. stops harboring illegals.
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