Taking back control - US president decides who should be UK ambassador to US

[DaveB]

When I need my opinion validated I will ask and believe me when I say I would rather ask scoots than you. Burn.

That’s ok. You do you.

[Old Greg]

Time for top conspiracy theories:

And Putin is taking every last one of them up the Gary.

[JozefBlofeld]

So let me get this right now....

We've just had a spat with our closest ally, the U.S.
We're about to sever ties with our major trading partner, the EU.
We're jousting with a volatile middle-eastern nuclear power with our one and only ship in the Gulf...
We held up that Iranian tanker at Gibraltar on the premise that it violates EU (yes, please don't laugh) sanctions.

So, it begs the question : why? Why?

[Paddy]

So let me get this right now....

We've just had a spat with our closest ally, the U.S.
We're about to sever ties with our major trading partner, the EU.
We're jousting with a volatile middle-eastern nuclear power with our one and only ship in the Gulf...
We held up that Iranian tanker at Gibraltar on the premise that it violates EU (yes, please don't laugh) sanctions.

So, it begs the question : why? Why?

It's all a bit messy. The EU is keeping low key about the Iranian tanker as they don't want to upset the UK during Brexit. However, the EU have said that there is no mandate to interject Iranian oil tankers. Indeed, the Iranian news has stated outright that the tanker was interjected by order of Trump and not the EU. Just to stir up matters, Iran has two forms of government running in parallel being the elected government and the supreme-leader with his revolutionary guard. The revolutionary guard are a law unto themselves and I have no doubt they are causing trouble with the shipping in the PG; the Iranian government will never admit that they don't have control over the revolutionary guard.

[Mordac]

It's all a bit messy.

When you do "understatement", you do it well...

[Mordac]

It's all a bit messy. The EU is keeping low key about the Iranian tanker as they don't want to upset the UK during Brexit. However, the EU have said that there is no mandate to interject Iranian oil tankers. Indeed, the Iranian news has stated outright that the tanker was interjected by order of Trump and not the EU. Just to stir up matters, Iran has two forms of government running in parallel being the elected government and the supreme-leader with his revolutionary guard. The revolutionary guard are a law unto themselves and I have no doubt they are causing trouble with the shipping in the PG; the Iranian government will never admit that they don't have control over the revolutionary guard.

The tanker was heading to Syria, which is covered by EU sanctions. The fact that the tanker originated in Iran is somewhat irrelevant, surely?

[Zigenare]

The tanker was heading to Syria, which is covered by EU sanctions. The fact that the tanker originated in Iran is somewhat irrelevant, surely?

Oi Mods! He's bringing "facts" into the discussion!

[Eirikur]

Even more taking back control
US tells UK how to deal with Chinese.
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[Mordac]

Even more taking back control
US tells UK how to deal with Chinese.
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It's not just the US saying that. MI6 and lots of other people who know what they're talking about are saying pretty much the same about Huawei.

Has May been bribed with a free upgrade?

[meridian]

It's not just the US saying that. MI6 and lots of other people who know what they're talking about are saying pretty much the same about Huawei.

Has May been bribed with a free upgrade?

MI6 are also saying do something about the Chinese or no trade deal? Looks like U.K. sovereignty is up for sale to anyone.