Fox News: Rescued sailors were forcibly sent to Iran

Fox News: Rescued sailors were forcibly sent to Iran

Rescued sailors and crew members forcibly relocated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC)

Reported by PMOI/MEK

Iran, June 18, 2019 - Rescued sailors and the crew of one of the oil tankers attacked on Thursday near the Strait of Hormuz were held in Iran, according to an American official. They arrived in Dubai via a flight from the Iranian port city of Bandar-Abbas.

Fox News report says the crew members of the Front Altair tanker were first saved by a commercial ship that belonged to the Hyundai Company in Dubai. The ship, however, was then surrounded by Iranian military boats. The Iranian regime’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) naval forces forced the crew to aboard their boats and return to Iran.

The Associated Press reported that the 23 crew members of the Front Altair oil tanker – 11 Russian, 11 from the Philippines and one from Georgia – arrived in the Dubai airport.

Fox News reported another U.S. Navy ship has been positioned near the Strait of Hormuz missioned to secure the oil transportation network from the Persian Gulf. Almost 19 million barrels of oil, 20 percent of the world’s oil consumption, pass through the Strait of Hormuz on a daily basis.

It is worth noting that the U.S State Department recently designated the IRGC as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization” (FTO).

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The Middle East plays a vital role in global energy. More than two thirds of the world’s oil reserves, one third of gas reserves, and more than 30% of fossil energy is produced in the Middle East.

150 oil fields account for half of the world’s oil production, most of which are located in the Middle East.

The Ghawar oil field in Saudi Arabia alone has yielded 62 billion barrels of oil and has billions more to produce.

59 million oil barrels are transferred through maritime routes every day. The Strait of Hormuz ranks at the top with 18.5 million bpd.

On numerous occasions, the Iranian regime has threatened the security of the world's energy production through the creation of crises.

Iran's political and military officials have repeatedly threatened to destroy Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.

On March 22, 2018, Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi oil installations using Iran-made "Badr" missiles. On March 30, 2018, a similar attack was launched with the same type of missiles.

Enjoying the Tehran’s military and arms support, Houthis attacked Saudi Aramco oil installations in Jizan region using Iran-made missiles.

On July 19, 2018, Houthis used drones supplied by Iran to attack a Riyadh refinery in Saudi Arabia. Houthis have launched more than 195 missiles at Saudi Arabia and its oil installations so far. Continuation of this trend can endanger energy production across the world.

Iranian officials, including its president Hassan Rouhani, have threatened to block the Strait of Hormuz, triggering statements by other nations. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said, "If the security of the Persian Gulf is endangered, Egypt will intervene militarily."

The regime's actions can be extremely harmful to the security of global energy, which in turn will have serious ramifications for the world economy.