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Iran seizes foreign tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling oil
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Iran admits seizure of foreign tanker, 12 crew members in Strait of Hormuz	2 14:25 M. Murcek [11127]
Iran seizes foreign tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling oil	2 10:19 DarthVader [11133]
Turkish journalists acquitted of terrorist propaganda charges	0 [11127]
Widow of Suicide Bomber Held Trying to Sneak into Lebanon	0 [11126]
Explosion in South Syria Kills Four Soldiers, Monitor Says	0 [11128]
Sudan protesters, army rulers ink power sharing deal	0 [11129]
Turkish diplomat gunned down in Iraq's Arbil	0 [11126]
IDF arrests 19 Suspects Overnight	0 [11124]
UK Arrests Manchester Bomber's Brother After Libya Extradition	2 12:38 Dron66046 [11130]
Jihadists rape, stone Christian woman to death in Syria	9 23:59 Elmomp Thud3088 [11129]
Army says Gaza-West Bank terror funding network exposed	0 [11130]
Suspected jihadists behead 4 in northern Sinai	0 [11125]
Suspected drug smuggler killed in shootout with IDF on Egypt border	0 [11127]
Afghan forces conduct 110 joint, special ops and 29 airstrikes in past 24 hours: MoD	0 [11127]
Lapis Lazuli Deposit In Badakhshan Falls To Militants	0 [11126]
Afghan Army Commander Killed In Insider Attack	0 [11126]
Special Forces kill, detain 6 Taliban militants, rescue 3 civilians in Pul-e Khumri city	0 [11127]
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar operations in past 4 days: 205th Atal Corps	0 [11125]
Senior presidential guard commander succumbs to injuries he had sustained in Kabul blast	0 [11129]
Afghan Special Forces detain 3 Taliban militants, destroy weapons cache in Faryab and Logar	0 [11126]
Airstrikes kill 7 Taliban militants, destroy car bomb in Helmand, Zabul, Wardak, Nangarhar	0 [11129]
Dadullah alias Surkhabi, one of the most dangerous leaders of Taliban killed in Jawzjan	0 [11126]
Afghan Special Forces arrest ISIS Khurasan militant in Kabul	0 [11130]
Security forces dismantle IED near Antar Square in Baghdad	0 [11124]
El Chapo is sentenced to life	12 18:17 Phaick Uneretle6310 [11126]
Page 2: WoT Background
'I am legally married to one and culturally to another': How Ilhan Omar desperately tried to shut down accusations of bigamy amid claims she was briefly married to her BROTHER to 'commit immigration fraud' while she was still with her current husband	10 22:02 Iblis [11130]
UK knife crime rises by 8 percent to record high as London mayor blames ‘austerity' for sharp increase	6 22:46 SteveS [11129]
Sad State of the Iran Economy	2 10:29 Glenmore [11123]
PKK confirms death of 5 members including KCK spokesperson Varto	0 [11126]
End of a 'secret' German military mission in Cameroon	1 12:36 Elmomp Thud3088 [11126]
ISIS Video Calls for Attacks in Tunisia	0 [11125]
Kuwait’s return of Egyptian dissidents unlawful: HRW	4 15:34 Mercutio [11122]
Israel Aerospace signs $50 mln follow-up deal with Indian navy	1 17:47 Skidmark [11126]
Turkey court acquits RSF representative of 'terror propaganda'	0 [11124]
PTI says critical media coverage may be 'treason'	0 [11126]
India aims to expel all illegal migrants, interior minister says	4 12:22 Fat Bob Javish1936 [11128]
French prosecutors omit hate crime charges against burglars said to target Jews	4 13:55 Frank G [11127]
Taliban forces Swedish Committee for Afghanistan to close 42 health facilities in Wardak	0 [11126]
Lawmakers Demand Trump Admin Nix Loopholes Permitting Iranian Nuke Work	3 13:23 M. Murcek [11125]
Turkey is NOT TO! IT BEGINS!	8 15:34 SteveS [11123]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Former Epstein IT contractor says he quit over unsupervised young women, topless photos	3 15:36 Mercutio [11124]
Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case- Deemed dangerous	1 20:40 Seeking Cure For Ignorance [11130]
Record heatwave will hit two thirds of the US this weekend as some 230 million Americans are expected to bake in ~~scorching~~ balmy Texas summer temperatures topping 100F	5 18:49 M. Murcek [11126]
High society diners are absolutely drenched in Tropical Storm Barak as New York's exclusive 'Diner En Blanc' descends into chaos as 5,000 guests evacuate carrying their food and tables	4 19:30 jpal [11128]
Circle K stores ditch 'Secretary Day' ~~condom~~ 'special wrapper' offer	1 13:38 gorb [11124]
Schumer, DNC up in arms over face manipulation app created by ‘the Russians'	3 12:39 gorb [11124]
Elon Musk says Neuralink microchip allowed a SJW to 'control' computer with brain	2 18:16 gorb [11125]
Florida police officer rescues 2 from submerged vehicle, says 'it didn't really matter what it took'	0 [11124]
Japanese school girl porn cartoon studio burned. 33 artists dead, actors unhurt.	5 21:37 Silentbrick [11128]
Jeffrey Epstein's Fake Foreign Passport Was Used in Saudi Arabia and Other Countries	13 17:11 Bright Pebbles [11124]
OPSEC: Why this retired one-star says service members should trash their Chinese Huawei smartphones	6 19:32 Frank G [11125]
Serena Williams Blasts Billie Jean King for Telling Her to Stick to Sports: ‘Equality Is My Cause'	5 15:53 charger [11125]
Palestinian firefighters help battle blazes in northern Israel	2 12:29 M. Murcek [11125]
Florida Man Mutilated Wife's Lover, Police Report	4 09:09 Mercutio [11126]
Page 4: Opinion
Far Left Prepares To Throw Barack Obama Into The Dustbin Of History	10 17:23 JohnQC [11127]
Saudi Arabia: The world's largest arms importer from 2014-2018	2 09:45 Besoeker [11124]
U.S. officials wonder: Did Turkish leader's coup memories drive Russia arms deal?	5 12:52 M. Murcek [11129]
Leana Wen Fired After Failing To Hit Baby-Killing Quota	4 10:06 SteveS [11127]
Joe diGenova shares conspiracy theory about FBI using Mueller phone to secretly record Trump	3 14:16 Skidmark [11126]
Elizabeth Warren Melts Down After Defense Secretary Nominee Rejects Her Insults	8 17:09 JohnQC [11130]
Page 6: Politix
Donks too Busy to Work	5 12:26 M. Murcek [11127]
UK Labour lords condemn Corbyn for ‘toxic’ anti-Semitism in party	1 10:32 Mullah Richard [11125]
Tlaib: Pelosi Has to ‘Be Aware’ We Are Women of Color When She Targets Us	21 22:15 g(r)omgoru [11127]
Biden Campaign Hires Public Speaking Guru After Debate	3 14:18 Skidmark [11123]
Joaquin Castro Introduces Bill to Scrap Terms ‘Alien’ and ‘Illegal Alien’	11 16:51 JohnQC [11126]
Sanders: Single Payer Means Tax Hikes for Middle Class	6 17:15 Bright Pebbles [11127]
Mississippi state House candidate kills wife, self in murder-suicide	5 12:36 Dron66046 [11124]

    
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                        21:15 SteveS

                        21:14 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

                        21:13 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

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                        20:40 Seeking Cure For Ignorance

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6	Sublime Porte
5	Islamic State
4	Govt of Iran
2	Narcos
2	Moslem Colonists
1	Govt of Pakistan
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Palestinian Authority
1	Boko Haram (ISIS)
1	Govt of Sudan
1	al-Nusra
1	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas

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Iran seizes foreign tanker with 12 crew accused of smuggling oil

Wed 2019-07-17
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Tue 2019-07-16
United Arab Emirates oil tanker vanishes after drifting into Iranian waters

Mon 2019-07-15
Car bomb and all-night hotel siege kill 26 in Somalia's Kismayo

Sun 2019-07-14
African Migrants Turned Church Into Base to Deal Heroin

Sat 2019-07-13
Kismayo attack: 26 dead as gunmen storm Somali hotel

Fri 2019-07-12
Labor Sec. Alex Acosta Resigns Amid Pall of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation

Thu 2019-07-11
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats tried, failed to seize British oil tanker in Persian Gulf

Wed 2019-07-10
Egyptian Court Convicts Al-Azhar Professor, Others For Spying For Iran

Tue 2019-07-09
Hafiz Multan, Taliban’s deputy Red Unit commander killed in Kandahar

Mon 2019-07-08
Bouteflika’s ex-party chief detained in Algeria corruption probe

Sun 2019-07-07
Radioactive material worth $72m seized from car in Turkey

Sat 2019-07-06
Deal between protest leaders and Sudan’s ruling generals

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