And now it is closed again, with reports of tankers being fired upon.
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BishSlapDiplomacyApr 18, 2026
+8
Indian tankers nonetheless. Iranians are f****** stupid.
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nikhkinApr 18, 2026
-20
At least they've been more consistent than Trump throughout this whole matter.
I don't think I could handle it if both sides were completely erratic.
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ErrorReplaceUserApr 18, 2026
+9
Nonsense, Trump has also consistently been stupid.
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BishSlapDiplomacyApr 18, 2026
+22
No, they’re not. They’re firing at friendly tankers. They were letting Indian tankers pass through before. This isn’t consistent behavior.
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Neither_Owl8671Apr 19, 2026
+2
Consistently f*** everyone crossing
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Garionreturns2Apr 18, 2026
+13
This happened a few hours ago. The strait was closed again recently
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Available_Finger_513Apr 18, 2026
+2
All the arrows pointing away from the straight now
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Far_Addition1210Apr 18, 2026
+6
Iran attacked two tankers this morning, the Sanmar Herald and the Seaway.
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StinklePinkApr 18, 2026
+2
Another day of chaos in the Trump presidency
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Mana_SeekerApr 18, 2026
+10
Excerpt
"OSLO, April 18 (Reuters) - A convoy of eight tankers was crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, data showed, as some ship owners said they hoped Tehran would allow them to leave the Gulf during a short ceasefire window in the Iran war.
The group - comprising one very large crude oil carrier (VLCC), several oil product and chemical tankers and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers - was passing through Iranian waters south of Larak island, according to MarineTraffic data. More tankers were seen following from the Gulf."
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AdventurousPolicyApr 18, 2026
+15
And undoubtedly they paid in Yuan.
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closing-the-threadApr 18, 2026
+6
They were fired upon. Either they didn’t pay….or Iran didn’t care.
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AdventurousPolicyApr 18, 2026
-5
Yeah I did just now see the thing about someone being fired on. I don't see why Iran would fire on a vessel that paid the toll. It kinda seemed like all just decided to make a break for it at once or something.
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Sea-Cheesecake301Apr 18, 2026
-13
NOPE. People still don't trust anything except USD.
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turtle-in-a-volcanoApr 18, 2026
+3
They should have done like the people running red lights. As long as you’re tailgating the guy in front of you, you can keep going, even after you’re told to stop.
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kkang_kkangApr 18, 2026
+2
Old news by 3 hours, latest news says different story
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8fmnApr 18, 2026
No mention of where these ships travelled to after leaving the Gulf. If I were a betting man I would wager that they went east. I wonder when the US will be done with all of this winning.
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