Saving the Crew of Front Altair

   After the two tankers were attacked in the Gulf of Oman last Thursday, Iran reported that they had saved the crews.

    The US immediately said "No, WE saved the crews".  Then they said that the crew of the Front Altair had been saved by a Dutch tanker and then kidnapped by the Evil Iranians.

     I find it very interesting that the crew of the Front Altair was Russian and Filipino.  Both Russia, and to a lesser extent, the Philippines, are being threatened by the USA.   For every 100 stories of the Evil Putin we are fed, we get 1 story of Evil Duterte, but having 11 Russians and 11 Filipinos in US custody would be quite a coup.  And you would have to feel very, very sorry for those 22 men and their fates.

    So, whether Iran picked them up originally or not, it is very clear that Iran did, indeed, save them from a very unpleasant hostage situation.  They have already left Iran and headed to Dubai.  They owe Iran a debt of thanks.