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News & Current Events Apr 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM

Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz, British military says

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Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz, British military says
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Iranian gunboats fire on tanker in Strait of Hormuz, British military says
Iranian gunboats fired on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, but the crew was reported safe, British military confirms.
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xegoba7006 Apr 18, 2026 +14
How is it that the us military can stop these gunboats?
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kolevk Apr 18, 2026 +8
The ceasefire is still in effect.
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xegoba7006 Apr 18, 2026 +3
Well, the title of this post says that these gunboats are firing oil tankers. So it’s not that clear. Is it?
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Colbert2020 Apr 18, 2026 +5
The USA has so far not violated the ceasefire. It's entirely possible that the gunboats were not ordered to do this by the IRGC and were some kind of indepdent actors. Maybe they are in communication about this right now. Even though there is high tension, there's no reason why cooler heads cannot prevail in this situation. And yes, I think that someone else has taken control of this operation because if Pete Hegseth was in charge he would have resumed strikes immediately after this incident.
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StephenHunterUK Apr 18, 2026 +1
[ Removed by Listnook ]
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GreyGreenBrownOakova Apr 18, 2026 +10
Trump will no doubt be shocked by this development that he didn't plan for, despite Iran planning and threatening it for 40 years.
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apathy420 Apr 18, 2026 +8
You’re telling me the Iranian navy is not all 100% destroyed and sunk? Shocked, I say!!
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Warren_Buffetts_Alt Apr 18, 2026 +22
"Navy" that consists on civilian like speedboats.... lol
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StephenHunterUK Apr 18, 2026 +13
Armed with machine guns, RPGs and small missiles. Could do some damage, especially in large numbers. 
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Warren_Buffetts_Alt Apr 18, 2026 +6
Its like saying Somalia has a "navy"
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GreyGreenBrownOakova Apr 18, 2026 +10
They both have enough boats to make commercial ships avoid the area.
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Hangry_Howie Apr 18, 2026 +1
Its semantic arguments like this that show why America is trash at asymmetric warfare. A Toyota pickup with a mounted Anti-aircraft gun isn't less dangerous because it doesn't meet the definition of an armored vehicle.
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Warren_Buffetts_Alt Apr 18, 2026 -1
It does when it has to go up against an armored vehicle. This "navy" will find out in a couple of days
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Hangry_Howie Apr 18, 2026 +4
They seem really terrified.
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Warren_Buffetts_Alt Apr 18, 2026 +1
What do you even mean? During a ceasefire they are attempting this... God damn there are some dumbass listnookors
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Hangry_Howie Apr 18, 2026 +1
The ceasefire is a joke lol. Everyone is just rearming.
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Casual-Speedrunner-7 Apr 18, 2026 +4
Only seem capable of attacking unarmed commercial ships.
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MrWhite26 Apr 18, 2026 +6
Yes, but that's all they need to keep Israel and US at bay.
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GayRealAleDrinker Apr 18, 2026 +4
So can cars, vans and buses with guns strapped to them... however, an armoured devision it does not make.
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Remarkable-Public622 Apr 18, 2026 +3
Kinda irrelevant in this case. The gunboats can still stop shipping entirely.
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IKillZombies4Cash Apr 18, 2026
They are stopping one fifth of the worlds oil with their ‘civilian like speed boats’ , that’s pretty impressive (in a bad way) for not-a-navy when the U.S. has 3 carrier groups there .
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the_jokes_on_u Apr 18, 2026 +5
So the formal Iranian Navy was virtually entirely destroyed. 92% reported by the IRGC and IRIN, and 96% by the US/Israel and other sources. The IRGCN took roughly 25-30% in losses. BUT to call it a Navy is giving them way too much credit. It’s essentially boats no bigger than a pontoon with weapons on them. In large numbers they’d give a large ship a hard time, but they’re extremely susceptible to anything in the air or anything from a distance.
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Bishopjones2112 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Wait a minute don’t Trump and Pete say they completely destroyed the Iranian navy?
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Any_Day_4467 Apr 18, 2026 +1
[Pulp Fiction Misirlou](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hLIXrlpRe8&list=RD1hLIXrlpRe8&start_radio=1)
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Ultra_Metal Apr 18, 2026 -6
Iran just restarted the war. They made a huge mistake that will lead to the downfall of the Islamic Republic.
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EdiT342 Apr 18, 2026 +1
They warned they will do so if US maintains the blockade. But idunno man, one moment it’s open, ome it’s closed. Atp I feel like both countries are doing it on purpose just to make money off the stock market lol
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Ultra_Metal Apr 18, 2026 +2
It doesn't matter if Iran warned anyone. It's a war crime regardless.
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EdiT342 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Unfortunately no one gives a f***. Every month we hear how Russia is commiting war crimes in Ukraine too. Even Trump said he will target civilian infrastructure if the Strait does not reopen.
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