Time to Cut Britain to Its Diminutive Size

By: Kayhan Int’l 

What made Britain chose one of the most humiliating days in its colonial history to commit a self-humiliating act that only increases its ignominy to the detriment of its dwindling international interests?

Inferiority complex, of course, for a country in crisis, with no leadership in sight to steer the ship out of the choppy waters of Brexit, and with a buffoon like Boris Johnson aspiring to emerge as Premier in London, to the delight of the quixotic Donald Trump in Washington.

It now becomes clear why the British indulged in an act of piracy in the Strait of Gibraltar by seizing a super tanker carrying Iranian crude oil on July 4, the anniversary of the ‘Declaration of Independence’ of their 13 rebellious New England colonies, which these days as the United States of America arrogantly gives orders to the former ‘Redcoats’ and the current ‘Tommy Atkins’, to commit terrorism against the Islamic Republic.

On the anniversary of independence from Britain, while large crowds of Americans fed up with their inefficient administration, made a bonfire for the first time ever of the "Stars & Stripes” in front of the White House, as Donald the Dotard continued to blow his own trumpet to the few listeners cheering his nonsense without bothering to understand what he was saying, the British humbly obeyed the instructions from the other side of the Atlantic, by ambushing the oil tanker and towing it to the occupied Rock of Gibraltar, which is actually sovereign Spanish territory.

The ship "Grace 1” was cruising through international waters and no country has any right to either stop it or detain it, on whatever pretext, since the right of navigation is guaranteed by the UN, which has not subjected Iran to any sanctions.

In Tehran, British ambassador, Rob Macaire, was promptly summoned to the Foreign Ministry and sounded stern warning with the demand that "Grace 1” be immediately set free.

The European Union quickly distanced itself from Britain’s act of piracy that has been condemned by world countries, with the only exception being the US whose National Security Advisor, the bespectacled bozo John Bolton, not only lauded the apparently terrorist move, but further humiliated London by saying that the orders were given by Washington to commit the crime.

In Iran, we are not concerned of the slavish attitude of Britain towards the US, and wish to make it clear that the Islamic Republic now has every right to take appropriate action against the vested interests of the British regime in our region.

Iranians feel that the perpetrators of this latest crime against them should not be allowed to go unpunished, and it is time that over-inflated Britain was cut down to its real diminutive size. 

In Tehran, we entertain no threats, and if a colonial relic of the past, along with the fast fading American Empire, were to think that they can get away with their crimes, then they are merely deceiving themselves.

Hopefully, "Grace 1” will be released, along with an official apology. If not, justice will be swift and sure; and will further increase the humiliation of Britain.