Iran Expands the War by Striking Ships in Egyptian Port

Nobody saw this coming.

Two Iranian sources told the New York Times that yesterday’s explosion at the port of Diamta in Egypt was the result of a drone attack “designed to illustrate that global shipping and energy supplies could be more widely disrupted if Iran chooses to escalate the conflict” https://t.co/yds2dlJgce

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New York Times: Two ships, one of them a U.S.-owned natural gas storage tanker, caught fire after an explosion at an Egyptian port on Wednesday, broadening the conflict in the Middle East. Three marine tracking companies reported the incident. One of the companies said the explosion, in the Egyptian Mediterranean port of Damietta, had been caused by a drone attack, though there was no official confirmation from Egyptian authorities or the ships’ owners. The attack isn’t likely to affect global energy markets as much as those elsewhere in the Middle East because Egypt is not a big exporter of natural gas. Kpler, a maritime tracking firm, said both vessels had been moved away from the Damietta Port, which is near the Suez Canal on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast. There were no confirmed injuries or deaths, Egypt’s ministry of petroleum said on social media. Joshua Hutchinson, the chief commercial officer of Ambrey, another maritime tracking firm, said in an interview that the explosion was believed to be caused by a drone attack, which hit at least one of the ships. Ambrey has not identified the source of the attack. (New York Times.)

Just in: Iran releases footages and claims responsibility for drone strikes on two ships in Egypt’s port. https://t.co/xkmUaByC9H

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Time for Trump to stop listening to the let’s-pause-Iran-can-be-rational voices in his administration.

One should never take anonymous leaks at face value, but NBC reports that Trump exploded in exasperation at aides during a meeting focused on the Iran War. The White House denied the reports. The Independent: The source told NBC that Trump had “erupted” during a meeting with his top national security team last week and had even yelled expletives at those present. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has denied that the incident took place, however, telling NBC: “This is false. The president has a great team whom he trusts, and everyone on the team knows he’s the final decision-maker.” Leavitt subsequently told The Independent that the president “is not going to stand by as they break the [memorandum of understanding], kill our soldiers and fire at our ships in the Strait. “So until that behavior changes, his behavior will not change. He’s locked and loaded to keep punishing Iran.” Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell likewise said the Department of Defense was “locked and loaded, ready to execute the president’s directives at a moment’s notice.” (Independent.)