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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Diplomacy isn't working so perhaps matters need to be addressed in a way there can be no misunderstanding that piracy in international waters will never be acceptable.

I dont think the Straits of Hormuz has any international waters. Every ship must at one time or another pass through someone's territorial water and will at such time be subject to their laws.

We're here now because of U.S. and E.U. sanctions in place to prevent the delivery of oil to the government of Syria. Iran obviously doesn't recognize those sanctions and seized a Brit tanker in an equivalent retaliation. By doing so I think gthey are effectively backing us into a corner. How far will we take it? Can we without losing face peacefully return the Iranian owned ship and still enforce sanctions? Or are we going to initiate another Operation Praying Mantis that would make the Revolutionary Guard think twice before doing something like that again.