“[Sweden and Britain are] two weak and spineless dhimmi states”

—  Robert Spencer

Sweden, Britain in talks with Iran to free tanker seized by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/07/sweden-britain-in-talks-with-iran-to-free-tanker-seized-by-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps, jihadwatch (Jul 25, 2019)
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