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1 posted on 05/03/2023 8:40:52 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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NEW - Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week — US Navy

 

On May 3 at approximately 6:20 a.m. local time, Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi was seized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. See video & link to statement below

(Video Of It In Link Below)

https://twitter.com/US5thFleet/status/1653683480235057152

2 posted on 05/03/2023 8:41:12 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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More here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4150404/posts

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3 posted on 05/03/2023 8:42:24 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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I have to admit that I’m no expert on maritime law or rules of engagement.

But why is it these ships are not equipped with the means to repel an unauthorized seizure of their ship?


4 posted on 05/03/2023 8:47:26 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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Look for pump prices to rise...


5 posted on 05/03/2023 8:47:56 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Weakness invites aggression.

Iran is saying, “I dare you to stop me!”.

Nobody will.


6 posted on 05/03/2023 8:50:14 AM PDT by adorno
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Push, push, nudge, nudge. Zero respect. Thanks Brandon. The Norks will be next. They can't be left out of the fun.

Biden better get more trans for the Navy soon!

7 posted on 05/03/2023 8:51:33 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA ("How did you go bankrupt?" Bill asked. "Two ways," Mike said. "Gradually and then suddenly." )
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Where are our SEALS? Busy with pronoun training?


9 posted on 05/03/2023 8:53:00 AM PDT by jpp113
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Anyone here know the latest on the US submarine that Iran reportedly forced to surface? This was reported a couple of weeks ago and about a week after the report of the US was sending a nuclear missile equipped sub to the Middle East.


10 posted on 05/03/2023 8:55:23 AM PDT by drypowder
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Where are our Navy war vessels?


11 posted on 05/03/2023 8:55:34 AM PDT by NavyShoe
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Most of these ships fly flags of convenience, just to avoid US laws and regulations. The ship in question here was officially a Panamanian ship.

I get how important freedom of the seas is. But I’m tempted to tell this ship’s owner to call on the Panamanian navy for protection.


12 posted on 05/03/2023 8:58:51 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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Piracy on the high seas. President Jefferson and Regan had the answer, sink em.


14 posted on 05/03/2023 9:20:30 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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Iran stopped doing this when Trump became President.


15 posted on 05/03/2023 9:20:56 AM PDT by Parley Baer (WI)
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You always have to look for what the innocent US provocateurs have done to spark these kind of events that are not well publicized.

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(April 28, 2023)Tit For Tat Tankers - Iran Seizes a Tanker After US Seizes a Tanker

17 posted on 05/03/2023 9:24:41 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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