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News & Current Events Apr 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM

US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran

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US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran
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US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran
The U.S. military hsa seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil. The move on Thursday ratcheted up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
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IntellectuallyDriven Apr 23, 2026 +26
"We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” a Pentagon statement said. Ship-tracking data showed the Majestic X in the Indian Ocean between Sri Lanka and Indonesia , roughly the same location as the oil tanker Tifani, earlier seized by American forces. It had been bound for Zhoushan, China. ... The standoff between the U.S. and Iran has effectively choked off nearly all exports through the strait with no end in sight.
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lost_horizons Apr 23, 2026 +8
what do they do with the oil? Is the US keeping it/selling it? China can't be happy about this.
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stuffedandpickled Apr 23, 2026 +3
Maybe the US is bored with Iran. By stopping a tanker headed to China it can pull China into the war too. Spice things up even more.
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Zenshinn Apr 24, 2026 +1
Seems to me Trump wants WWIII.
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junkyardprimate Apr 23, 2026 +3
Where are they sending the boat crew?
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Idiot_Savant_13 Apr 23, 2026 +3
This is the same Navy that's been murdering survivors of fishing boats they claim are hauling drugs, right? The reality is likely that we will never know the truth.
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hedokitali Apr 23, 2026 +2
I seize you, you seize me.
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dz4505 Apr 23, 2026 +2
How many oil tankers each nations have? Wondering how many of Iran fleet of oil tankers USA already seized.
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takesthebiscuit Apr 23, 2026 +1
USA ? Hardly any -76 it’s expensive to operate under a USA flag https://www.maritime.dot.gov/data-reports/us-flag-fleet-dashboard
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Sidwill Apr 23, 2026 +2
The thing is from a logistics standpoint do we have enough ships, trained boarding parties, and places to put these big ass ships to make a real dent in shipping? Also, what happens after we take possession of a ship, I assume we still need the crew to move it wherever we want to put it while not being able to leave a squad of soldiers on board to ensure it goes where we want it to. It seems that this is an unsustainable tactic.
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FigSideG Apr 23, 2026 +1
I’m pretty sure I read about the situation with Venezuelan ships and that it was a logistical and financial nightmare to care for the ships they seized.
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HarEr89 Apr 23, 2026 +3
There will be no deal.
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manniesalado Apr 23, 2026 +1
Seizing these vessels does give you another headache, and you don't get to keep the stuff or charge storage fees.
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FigSideG Apr 23, 2026 +1
Didn’t they do this with Venezuelan ships and it turned out some of them were empty and that all of them cost a fortune to hold and maintain making it a mess?
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Additional_Quiet2600 Apr 23, 2026 +1
Keep screwing over nations over your war. I'm sur what will foster good will.
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Potates42 Apr 23, 2026 -1
Hey America, why don't you f*** off already? You're not solving anything. Breaking everything isn't winning.
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Moontoya Apr 23, 2026 +1
Military backed piracy  There's another charge for the icc
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AlaKolas Apr 23, 2026 +1
The next time the ICC enforces something on the U.S. will be the first time.
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