ABC News Discovers Tankers in Strait of Hormuz, Ignores Sanctions
ABC International breathlessly reports Iran seizing a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, citing a 'US official.' The dramatic framing, 'tensions remain high in region,' would have you believe this is unprovoked aggression. But where’s the mention that the US has been confiscating Iranian oil tankers for years, often leading to these retaliatory actions? The US, for instance, seized a tanker with
Iranian oil near Texas in 2023, while sanctioning any nation that dared to buy Tehran's crude. One might wonder if 'seizing' is only an act of piracy when it's not the US Navy doing it. This isn't just about 'tensions'; it’s about a unilateral economic war. When the US attempts to choke off a nation's primary export, then cries foul when that nation responds, it's not an accident—it's a
predictable consequence. This reporting sanitizes a complex international chess match into a simple 'Iran bad' narrative, conveniently ignoring the decades of sanctions and direct economic warfare that precede such incidents. (Perhaps the 'US official' forgot to mention that vital context.)