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News & Current Events Apr 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM

Iran's embassy says it 'does not forget friends' as first Malaysia-bound tanker passes Hormuz

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Iran's embassy says it 'does not forget friends' as first Malaysia-bound tanker passes Hormuz
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Iran's embassy says it 'does not forget friends' as first Malaysia-bound tanker passes Hormuz
A Malaysia-bound tanker has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Embassy of Iran in Malaysia.The announcement was made by the embassy in a post on X at about 5.50pm on Monday (April 6)."We had said that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not forget his friends. The first Malaysian ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz," the...

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[deleted] Apr 6, 2026 +703
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funterra Apr 6, 2026 +310
You say “Assalamualaikum,” give a wave, and drive your boat through without any issue.
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Havehatwilltravel Apr 6, 2026 +20
Two horn honks then "East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' we gone do what they said can't be done"...
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Qazaca Apr 7, 2026 +8
Spoken like a true Malaysian 
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borazine Apr 7, 2026 +13
“Bom dia!” 🇲🇾🤝🇧🇷
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shibiwan Apr 7, 2026 +2
*Mak kau pookii*
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NoobzProXD Apr 8, 2026 +1
Mic drop HAHAHAHA
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Sqweaky_Clean Apr 6, 2026 +107
Can you imagine obama saying “praise be to allah” on easter? More importantly, what Faux news and republicans would say?
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YourUncleBuck Apr 6, 2026 +34
It's just wild that he really said that.
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TuzkiPlus Apr 6, 2026 +6
I mean, we've had a lot of wild shit since 2016... Hell, there's been so much shit that people are desensitized now..
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velveteenelahrairah Apr 6, 2026 +20
Are you kidding, their viewers/voters would be straight up burning a cross on the White House lawn.
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MaxGoldFilms Apr 6, 2026 +12
To be fair, they would do that for no reason if given the chance.
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trvst_issves Apr 7, 2026 +11
“Cikgu, boleh saya pergi ke tandas?” (It’s the only thing I remember from Malay class)
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fareasy2k00 Apr 7, 2026 +3
"Bukak selat tu sekarang sial, bangsat tak guna, kalau tak, kau akan dihumban ke neraka - TENGOKLAH NANTI! Pujian ke atas Tuhan (Allah)." Not an exact 1 to 1 translation, more to how locals would say it.
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iapetus_z Apr 7, 2026 +2
The one embassy said they lost the keys....
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bob-the-dragon Apr 7, 2026 +1
"Bukakkan Selat itu sekarang juga! Kalau tak aku akan hantar kamu semua ke jahanam! Tangoklah nanti! Subahallah!" It doesn't really work as well as it would in English as Malay doesn't have enough versatile curse words.
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fareasy2k00 Apr 7, 2026 +2
Pukimak, sial, bangsat would work perfect here. Or for a truly 1 Malaysia experience; add in a sprinkle of cibai, kanina, pundek for extra spice.
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Silly-avocatoe Apr 6, 2026 +461
A Malaysia-bound tanker has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Embassy of Iran in Malaysia. The announcement was made by the embassy in a post on X at about 5.50pm on Monday (April 6). "We had said that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not forget his friends. The first Malaysian ship passed through the Strait of Hormuz," the post, which was written in English and Malay reads. The post was accompanied by an image of a crude oil tanker bearing the name Ridgebury John Zipser on its hull. Checks by AsiaOne revealed that the tanker is sailing under the flag of Panama, not Malaysia. However, the tanker — built in 2009 — and since renamed Ocean Thunder, has its next port of call listed as Pengerang in Malaysia. It is expected to arrive on April 17.
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Madgick Apr 6, 2026 +208
A majority of ships fly under the flag of Panama to avoid regulations and costs
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_Lucille_ Apr 7, 2026 +187
I hate to say this, but Iran is playing the PR game really well... Their open letter reads far more reasonable than the stuff Trump comes up with.
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1gnominious Apr 7, 2026 +87
Your local schizo crackhead looks like a poet next to Trump.
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organdonor777 Apr 7, 2026 +3
I can already imagine this on South Park.
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JWAdvocate83 Apr 7, 2026 +27
> Their open letter reads far more reasonable than the stuff Trump comes up with. That's high praise 🤣
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d3gaia Apr 7, 2026 +13
Not really a high bar considering the competition though
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Paraphrasing_ Apr 7, 2026 +6
I wanted to say that you didn't set the bar very high. Let's be honest though, there's no f****** bar in this case.
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Key-Rough-8346 Apr 7, 2026 +6
They understand diplomacy. Trump is a hammer that treats everything like a nail, and we all get pounded for it.
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Paraphrasing_ Apr 7, 2026 +11
The only thing he has in common with a hammer is the IQ.
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Pleasant_Narwhal_350 Apr 7, 2026 +2
He ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
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Rokekor Apr 7, 2026 +1
TBF the bar that Trump has set is a tripping hazard in Hell.
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EmmaFrostBroken Apr 7, 2026 +1
Do you mind me asking, why do you hate to say it?
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Linooney Apr 7, 2026 +5
Iran is run by a theocratic, authoritarian, oppressive, terrorism exporting, Iranian people killing regime?
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TheHumanGnomeProject Apr 7, 2026 -3
Why do you hate to say it?
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five3x11 Apr 6, 2026 +151
I fully expect the US to start seizing tankers here like they did to Venezuela.
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PapaTahm Apr 6, 2026 +103
Majority of these Tankers go to Japan, South Korea and China. Three countries they would not do that for different reasons.
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Catch_022 Apr 6, 2026 +46
Absolutely except I wouldnt bet anything on Trump acting rationally the longer this war drags on.
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Dapper_Indeed Apr 6, 2026 +16
He is not logical. I worry he might provoke China.
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MaxGoldFilms Apr 6, 2026 +49
China can't believe their luck right now. They are seen as the grown-up in the room, their trade levels hit a record last month, and Iran lets their oil through the strait. All while the US implodes and multiple nations want to trade with them in Yuan and gold.
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Bobbler23 Apr 7, 2026 +24
Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of destroying himself...
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musashisamurai Apr 7, 2026 +2
Its not like Trump and his minions in ICE didnt cause a diplomatic crisis with Korea by kidnapping legal employees and detaining them or by unilaterally moving THAAD systems from South Korea...
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saulsa_ Apr 6, 2026 +4
>Three countries they would not do that for different reasons. For now at least.
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waigl Apr 7, 2026 +3
For the Venezuelan tankers, they had some legal grounds according to international law. Simply stopping tankers for no other reason than they are envious of their freedom of navigation would put them on much shakier grounds.
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hiricinee Apr 6, 2026 +2
They have to have some legal recourse to do so, the other ones were changing flags or spoofing their GPS, etc.
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Vizth Apr 6, 2026 +267
As an American I 100% support Iran trolling the shit out of my countries president right now.
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[deleted] Apr 6, 2026 -132
For one ship? That's like someone holding you hostage, and letting one your kids go through. What good friend, huh? Wow. What a silly statement. Edit: Lol. Apparently, nobody responding to me read the article. It's literally the first tanker. Read the article people.
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Vizth Apr 6, 2026 +67
Plenty of ships getting through, just not US ones, or it's allies. Don't think much before you post?
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MonolithicBaby Apr 6, 2026 +32
Stupidity is universal we just got a lot in the states.
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BRUTAL_ANAL_SMASHING Apr 6, 2026 -44
You know who Irans allies are right? Terror groups and Russia. That’s what you’re rooting for,  you don’t think much before you post do you?..
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Vizth Apr 6, 2026 +20
Terror groups? The us is more of a terrorist nation right now than Iran. Just ask them, and Venezuela. Last I checked unprovoked attacks with lies as the reason are generally frowned upon.
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Dengo86 Apr 6, 2026 +16
US intelligence already came out and said that Iran wasn't a threat to us. Trump is the terrorist.
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MarstonX Apr 6, 2026 +17
Define terrorism. And then tell me what you call what the US is currently doing and has done in the past.
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__mnbvcxz__ Apr 6, 2026 +119
A friend in need is a friend indeed. As someone would say, Praise be to Allah
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Ok-Bowler-203 Apr 6, 2026 +80
Iran could do something funny and let a ship pass through with Obama, Hillary, Trudeau and Biden on the deck waving.
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TeaAndLifting Apr 7, 2026 +32
Wild how Iran is making partners, while America flushes them down the toilet.
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EmmaFrostBroken Apr 7, 2026 +9
You don't win wars without alliances. Incredible that yanks actually think they're so powerful that they don't even need any alliances or support any more. I think they've drunk too much of their own coolaid. The current situation is a much needed reality check.
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xjester8 Apr 7, 2026 +7
More like customers, Iran is charging them to pass the strait
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vanzanep Apr 7, 2026 +7
yeah obviuous , thats what partners in trade do.
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anavriN-oN Apr 6, 2026 +35
>does not forget his friends But when you have a demented moron as president, it’s just simpler to not have any friends.
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Guarder22 Apr 6, 2026 +25
He doesnt have friends. Only lackeys and creditors.
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A_Cerulean_State Apr 6, 2026 +63
Malaysian here, I’m glad that we have a PMX who knows the art of international diplomacy. All those years establishing strong diplomatic ties with the Middle East are paying off.
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sunnbeta Apr 7, 2026 +3
I just wonder if it will result in Trump lashing out at Malaysia in some way 
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JonnySpark Apr 7, 2026 +6
He'll probably think Malaysia is part of Indonesia and lash out on them.
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wongl888 Apr 7, 2026 +6
Wait. Malaysia also have rare earth metal processing, so Trump needs to play nice if he doesn’t want to keep kowtowing to China. Well done Malaysia. This is your moment on the world stage. Show them what you can do with your modern leader.
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turb0_encapsulator Apr 6, 2026 +20
the War with Iran is the single largest foreign policy failure by any nation since WWII.
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lebennaia Apr 6, 2026 +11
The 1956 Suez Crisis comes to mind as an equally disastrous and very similar failure. US involvement in Indochina 1945-75 is also up there.
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turb0_encapsulator Apr 7, 2026 +9
I think the Suez Crisis is the best analogy. This the equivalent for America. Nobody saw the UK as a significant force in global geopolitics after that.
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turb0_encapsulator Apr 6, 2026 +9
no. it isn't. it has ended Pax Americana. It has completely changed the way the entire world sees America. If you don't see that, it's because you live in America and your perception is warped.
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Capital_Resident_872 Apr 6, 2026 +80
I don't know if I'd want the Iranian regime to consider me a friend.
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porculdeguinea Apr 6, 2026 +92
This is diplomacy. In trumpian words, Iran has the cards. And they are playing good if they make clear they have allies and are not an irational actor.
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yimingwuzere Apr 7, 2026 +7
I don't know... both sides of this war (Iran vs US/Israel) are irrational. Malaysia is on friendly terms with both the US and Iran. Tankers bound for Malaysian ports are allowed through the Straits of Hormuz. However, Qatar and Oman were also on friendly terms with Iran too prior to the strikes - and Iran has hit both countries, and not just precision strikes against the Americans there, but also at their energy infrastructure.
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1gnominious Apr 7, 2026 +11
It makes sense to hit countries that are allowing your enemy to conduct active strikes against you. From a logical perspective Qatar and Oman betrayed Iran first. They may be friends and work together on some things, but they're not allies. Iran is doing pretty much everything they should be doing in this scenario. Basically cause chaos to which the only solution is the US and Israel withdrawing. The strait was open and Iran was not attacking neighbors with US bases before they were attacked. Once the US and Israel stop attacking them then things will go back to normal. Iran can hold out for a long time and the chaos will only end when the US and Israel stop.
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yimingwuzere Apr 7, 2026 +2
Qatar and Oman never betrayed Iran. In 2025 Iran struck the US base in Qatar directly without hitting Qatar's energy infrastructure, as revenge for US strikes. They can be precise if they wanted to. And if there wasn't a US base in Qatar, that country would no longer exist. Qatar and Saudi Arabia had a major tiff pre-Covid due to each nation backing opposing forces in countries such as Egypt, and the US base functionally acted as deterrence to prevent a Saudi invasion. Qatar also has functioned as a state that Iran has used to safely harbour people they support such as Hamas leaders. Oman on the other hand always assisted with mediation between Iran and other nations they have disputes with.
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milkplantation Apr 7, 2026 +4
I think it's really funny how people have just decided to forget that 3 months ago Iran murdered 7,000 to 36,000 of it's own citizens in the largest massacre in the modern history of Iran. The imprisoned protesters were tortured and raped. Trump is a fool, but nothing about Iran is rational. They are a state ruled by radicalized terrorists who fund global terrorism and terrorize their own people. The government are monsters.
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comeonbjxgo Apr 6, 2026 -9
They should let women wear the cloths they want to wear instead of killing or imprisoning them.
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porculdeguinea Apr 6, 2026 +38
Yes, this war is totally for those women. From the pure hearts of Trump and Bibi.
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saulsa_ Apr 6, 2026 +15
That's why Trump is bringing them freedom in the form of missiles and rockets. You can always count on Trump to be a champion for women's rights.
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Mragaman Apr 6, 2026 +8
Those children were forced to wear hijab now they don't have to anymore /s
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stormelemental13 Apr 6, 2026 +1
That is completely irrelevant to whether Iran is a rational actor in foreign relations that you can make and keep agreements with. If you're Malaysia, it doesn't matter whether you think the domestic laws of Iran or the US are better. To you what matters if they will make and keep agreements. And right now Iran is a more reliable actor than the US or Israel.
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[deleted] Apr 6, 2026 -2
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renegrape Apr 6, 2026 +1
Nah. Trump had a three of a kind, and Iran had a straight.
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Vince_Clortho_Jr Apr 6, 2026 +5
Had a strait
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Diestormlie Apr 6, 2026 +1
Pretty sure it's still there.
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Vince_Clortho_Jr Apr 6, 2026
Yes. But I was changing the other guys straight to strait. Not diagraming the syntax and sentence structure or making an assertion of any of his possible inaccuracies. You know… I was making a pun
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Diestormlie Apr 6, 2026 +1
Then I fully support your joke. Sadly, some yanks really are that deluded.
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Vince_Clortho_Jr Apr 6, 2026 +2
70 million are at best delusional.
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angelino1895 Apr 7, 2026
Calling Iran not an irrational actor it’s a bit much. They have been hurling live munitions at states that are friendly to them. The only explanation I see here could be that new leadership has taken over. In which case, the U.S. should claim victory, work w2 the EU on a framework to enforce human rights guarantees for Iranians in exchange for the new regime to stay in power and bring in NATO & Israeli Nuclear Inspectors, etc. The problem is only that the U.S. President is NOT a rational a rational actor. I’m sure top military brass are scratching their heads saying ‘we won the war in a week.. why didn’t the fighting stop? Didn’t we learn this in Venezuela?’. But, POTUS is just too damn loud and does not know how to stop when he manages to be ahead.
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EremiticFerret Apr 7, 2026 +5
A nation housing an beligerant's base cannot declare neutrality. That is even clearly stated somewhere in the UN laws or Geneva Convention somewhere. Those countries' governments can't be considered friendly if they are aiding an enemy who is actively attacking you. The US and Isreal have no right to assert any kind of claims of morality over the Iranians, nor enforce human rights as they can't manage in their own countries and are already guilty of war crimes against the Iranians themselves. Also, EU has no jurisdiction here or authority to monitor nuclear activity. As for Israel, they don't let others monitor their own. What you are suggesting is modern colonialism, suggesting they need to be a vassal state closely monitored by the West. Meanwhile we continue to ignore the horrors in Isreal and Saudi Arabia.
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doofenhurtz Apr 7, 2026 +1
Nobody in this situation is a rational actor, but the fact that Iran seems like the adult in the room really says something about how unhinged the americans are being. Iran and isreal both f****** suck, they're at least following relatively consistent internal logic, even if it's pretty evil. You know what their goals are, and their actions mostly make sense in that context. Even if their actions are dumb, they're not necessarily *crazy*.The U.S. is just..like... rabid chimp that's been let loose in a nursery? It's dangerous f****** chaos.
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Romantic_Klingon Apr 6, 2026 +111
TBH, neither parties can be considered "friends" but it is a sad state of affairs when Iran is seen as a more sane/stable party in this conflict.
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Finmail Apr 6, 2026 -46
Pretty sure both sides have done batshit crazy things here. If you for a second think the Iranian regime is more sane/stable you are delusional.
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jqman69 Apr 6, 2026 +67
The strait was open prior to getting bombed a second time during negotiations
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Careless-Vehicle-286 Apr 6, 2026 +16
That's when Iran learned you can't negotiate with crazy.
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jqman69 Apr 6, 2026 +9
They don't have much to lose at this point. The negotiations mean jack shit to USA/Israel. No point of a ceasefire either just for USA/Israel to rearm and bomb them again. Who's to say Israel will honor the ceasefire
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PolarWater Apr 6, 2026 +15
Yeah, the more sane one is clearly America, who bombed the strait when it was ALREADY OPEN.
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redditadminzRdumb Apr 6, 2026 +20
Ahh yes the brilliant “both sides” argument. Make sure to get trumps balls while you’re down there.
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zeek215 Apr 6, 2026 +56
The countries actually invading other countries are the less stable ones.
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cedped Apr 6, 2026 +52
Iran and China are psychos who keep their word. Russia and the US are the psychos who don't.
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mschuster91 Apr 6, 2026 -15
Oh hell no, China doesn‘t care about anything. Anyone who invested in China or has had the misfortune of a company bought up by China can tell you that. All they care about is money and power.
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ShadowsteelGaming Apr 6, 2026 +31
Which is why China keeps their word. Nobody will want to do business with you anymore when you backstab all your partners, transactional or otherwise. America has completely blown away all of its soft power. Their economy is still standing through sheer volume but cracks can be seen. If you think anything in geopolitics goes beyond money and power, you're wrong.
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rtb001 Apr 6, 2026 +3
Indeed, and it is a heavy factor in why India has and continues to have trouble attracting foreign investment on the same scale as China, due to a reputation of backstabbing foreign companies.
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Coolbanh Apr 6, 2026 +26
None of this would be happening if Trump just honored the deal Obama made. He wanted his own deal in 2016 but till today he hasn't accomplished anything. The way he negotiate is in bad faith. Bombing them 2 times when they're in negotiations. Last year and this year. So yes Iran is the lesser evil. The US despite being a democracy failed its checks and balances with having a madman run the country.
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mschuster91 Apr 6, 2026 -13
Iran has kept funding Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Assad, plus aided Russia against Ukraine. It‘s not like the Mullahs are respectable people.
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myWeedAccountMaaaaan Apr 6, 2026 +15
The commenter didn’t suggest they were respectable people. Thwy just said that Iran is the lesser of two evil in this situation.
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MyBurnerAccount3 Apr 6, 2026 +16
Iran's nebulous leadership is far more trustworthy and comprehensible than the pedophile with a melted brain.
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DogBarf00 Apr 6, 2026 -4
Iran’s leadership was a pedophile with a melted brain before he blew up.
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Masterbaiter90 Apr 6, 2026 +9
F*** it, at this point i’d rather side with the less psychotic regime as long as I get my oil tankers for my country. US seems like a larger threat. I’m choosing lesser of the two evils
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milkplantation Apr 7, 2026 +1
I think it's pretty clear that there are some bad actors and vote influencing happening on Listnook. 3 months ago Iran murdered 7,000 to 36,000 of it's own citizens in the largest massacre in the modern history of Iran and your comment is being buried. Pretty clear something is amiss here.
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Finmail Apr 7, 2026 +1
Yeah, unfortunately can't really get away from it all. You get waves of bots/paid accounts and then reactionary sensationalists from both sides. Sucks it has to be this way. Wish we could be in a place where genuine conversation takes place without it devolving into an echo chamber. I legitimately think if that could happen people would find out they have a lot more in common than they initially thought. Instead we get crazy statements supporting the downfall of the US in support of a crazy Iranian Regime, and on the other side insane statements asking for nuclear bombs to be exercised on Iran. Probably for the best to step away from listnook till things tone down a bit.
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Greatsnes Apr 6, 2026 -1
Please keep in mind almost everyone you see comment just gets their news and opinion from Listnook comments.
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Khshayarshah Apr 6, 2026 +1
Macron seems to have decided.
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waigl Apr 7, 2026 +1
Malaysia has a large muslim population. I think they may even count as a muslim country. They just might see these things a bit differently.
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EnoughOrange9183 Apr 7, 2026 +1
Malaysia is a muslim supremacist country with discriminatory laws against non-muims. Of course they like the nutjobs in Iran
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Dofolo Apr 6, 2026 -12
Probably taking bribes for passage.
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Wyciorek Apr 6, 2026 +4
They are not governed by Trump
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Silent_Medicine1798 Apr 6, 2026 +7
Iran - the master of rubbing it in
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Ultra_Metal Apr 6, 2026 +27
The Islamic Republic murdered its leftist "friends" in Iran after they helped them win the revolution. The Islamic Republic stabs its friends in the back.
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bookworm1398 Apr 6, 2026 +25
But it didn’t forget them!
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Meta_Zack Apr 6, 2026 +22
After America deposed their leftist government.
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comeonbjxgo Apr 6, 2026 -4
So in your mind Iranians can kill as many protestors as they want and beat/jail women for not wanting a cloth over the head because America over a half century ago
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Meta_Zack Apr 6, 2026 +8
You are making it good vs evil. I am saying its a choice between lesser evils and that choice only has to be made because when Iranian society tried to be socialist naturally it was disallowed by the west. Sometimes constant pressure , dialoge and time is the best option. You get to avoid the death on both sides and bombing of schools, hospitals , infrastructure Also America does not want regime change to help Iranians they want it so Isreal would be an unapppsed hegemon in the region. Stop falling for the propoganda that violence and a quick regime change will usher in paradise. I might be wrong but this is how i see it
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fameistheproduct Apr 6, 2026 +4
Name a boat "the Epstein files" and let it go through.
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Ultra_Metal Apr 7, 2026 +2
You're responding to the wrong comment. I'm talking about how the Islamic Republic stabs its friends in the back.
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HarEr89 Apr 6, 2026 +21
"Friends" who are paying for passing Hormuz.
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newmvbergen Apr 6, 2026 +33
Not the case for all.
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jfy Apr 7, 2026 +5
Iran isn’t charging its friends. There is no fee for vessels going to Malaysia.
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Aggressive_Walk378 Apr 6, 2026 +11
So no one told you it's gonna be that wayeeee 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
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gao7on Apr 8, 2026 +2
Talk about extortion of the world's oil shipping lanes. Reminds me of schoolyard bully asking for some poor kid's lunch money every time they cross in the hallway.
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Glum-Adagio7489 Apr 6, 2026 +3
Oil can make every a friend, but some enemies too!
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sublime_cheese Apr 7, 2026 +2
They really excel at remembering enemies and slights, for millennia. In terms of idiocy, Trump is supremely gifted.
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Frizzoux Apr 6, 2026 +1
Power of friendship
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Fear-the-North Apr 6, 2026 +1
A lanister always pays their debts
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Radiant_Guava6332 Apr 6, 2026 -1
Yeah right, and proceeds to keep bombing one of its only allies in the Middle East, Qatar Keep it up with the propaganda while you are at it, OP
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