Recently, the United States has really not been idle for a moment, from the "big deal" that disrupts the entire European order, the whimsy of the so-called Indo-Pacific strategy, and the small business of "pirates" in the Mediterranean. According to the Global Network, on May 25, an Iranian-flagged oil tanker had a technical failure near Greek waters, so the tanker crew urgently asked the Greek government for help. The Greek government did not arrange relevant rescue work at the first time, but reported the situation to the United States.
When the U.S. government heard the news, it was overjoyed to know that another free business ticket had been delivered to its door. So he instructed the Greek brother, "Hurry up and ship me back." Subsequently, the Greek court decisively issued an interception order and sent military personnel to forcibly unload the cargo on the tanker. When the Iranian side learned of this news, it expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest to the Greek government, accusing the Greek government of completely "piracy" and that Greece's actions were completely contrary to international law.
The Iranian side also confirmed that the Iranian oil tanker has legal transportation procedures, due to bad weather and technical reasons, the voyage suddenly broke down, and was intervened by the United States in the process of seeking help from the Greek government. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Greek Embassy in Iran on this matter, but the Greek side has not immediately responded to Iran's protests.
On May 26, the Greek shipping department said it had received a notification from the U.S. Department of Justice that Greek authorities had transferred the ship's full load of Iranian oil cargo to a ship contracted by the United States. But the Justice Department declined to disclose any information on the matter. In the eyes of American politicians, today's world order must be defined by the United States, and any act against the United States is either listed as a terrorist organization or listed as a barbaric country.
In the 21st century, it seems that pirate culture has become a thing of the past, but the pirate tradition can be said to be the foundation of the United States, and robbery is not exaggerated to say that it is the nature of the United States. In modern times, the United States and other Western powers have mainly opened the doors of other countries with strong ships and cannons, which is a complete and naked act of plunder. In modern times, the world is no longer the era of the United States alone, more or less there will be an international order to contain, so the United States based on a pirate identity, changed into a suit, tied a tie, and today, this is the origin of American hegemonism.
The tradition of piracy is engraved in the bones of the American model, and in modern society, although the United States rarely directly uses the cannon to steal, the United States' means of manipulating the world order have become more nuanced. In other words, if you can exchange a dollar-signed scrappy for wealth by starting a printing press, why engage in a costly, riskier, and painstaking robbery? The United States is obviously standing at the top of the world's hegemonic countries, shearing the world's wool in global energy, finance, trade rules and other aspects, and many times it is reaping the benefits of fishermen.
That's why every war, every international conflict, every economic crisis of our time seems to be able to see the United States, and in every corner of the world, there is the United States "rushing." In the 21st century, piracy is still rampant, albeit in a more advanced form, but also in a more extensive, domineering form.
With the development of multipolarization in the world, although US hegemonism will remain the world's largest pirate for a long time, it will be more and more opposed by countries around the world. The rise of local powerhouses and the development and growth of regional organizations and multilateralism have clearly put the us hegemonic road into difficulties and dangers, and the internal contradictions in the Western world it has disturbed have also intensified significantly after the outbreak of the epidemic and the Conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The shortcomings brought about by the long-term unilateralism and pirate culture tradition pursued by the United States and the West are becoming more and more exposed, and if they do not repent and abandon the bad habits of hegemonism, the final evil consequences will be reflected in themselves.