I would say that Iran has impeccable timing. No sooner had President Obama assured our Gulf allies of the US "iron-clad" committment to the security of Gulf States, than an Iranian patrol boat fired on a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel. Associated Press: An Iranian naval patrol boat fired on a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Persian Gulf on Thursday in an apparent attempt to disable it over a financial dispute over damage to an Iranian oil platform, a U.S. official said. The Iranians initially fired warning shots Thursday after the MT Alpine Eternity refused to move into Iranian waters. The incident took place a bit south of the island of Abu Musa just inside the Gulf, according to the U.S. official, who was not authorized to discuss details by name. The official said the U.S. military was not involved in the incident. After the warning shots were fired the ship began heading toward territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates, and the...(Read Full Post)