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2026-05-07 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

US F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fires on Iranian tanker that tried to break Strait of Hormuz blockade

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-07 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1846 views ] Top
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1 Report: Saudi fallout forced Trump to suspend Hormuz maritime mission
A report in NBC News on Wednesday shed light on the Trump administration’s sudden decision to halt the initiative to secure the Strait of Hormuz, Project Freedom.

Trump announced the operation, meant to escort foreign vessels from the Strait of Hormuz, on Sunday. However, on Tuesday he declared that the operation would be halted in order to allow for talks with Iran.

The NBC News report indicated that Saudi Arabia revoked the American military’s ability to utilize its bases and sovereign airspace, forcing a suspension of the maritime operation just 36 hours after its inception.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2026-05-07 00:44|| 2026-05-07 00:44|| Front Page Top

2 UAE calls new attacks 'dangerous escalation', reserves right to respond

Posted by Skidmark 2026-05-07 01:06|| 2026-05-07 01:06|| Front Page Top

3 #1 - you trust NBC News?

Posted by Frank G 2026-05-07 06:29|| 2026-05-07 06:29|| Front Page Top

4 /\ This, times 1000!

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-05-07 06:36|| 2026-05-07 06:36|| Front Page Top

“I am personally proud of the holocaust of Gaza, and that 80 years from now, they will tell their grandchildren what the jews did"

May Golan. Israeli Minister of Social Equality. pic.twitter.com/OwycKl7wwa
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis__) April 5, 2026

You need better fake news — the video looks like poor quality AI. Then I did a search on the quote. Nothing at the Times of Israel, the Jerusalem Post, or Ha’aretz, and ChatGPT said:

No reliable evidence or credible source shows Israeli minister May Golan said that quote. Major fact-checkers and news outlets report no record of her making such a statement; the quote appears to be a fabricated or misattributed viral claim.

— trailing wife for the moderators at 10:40 a.m. EDT

Posted by Unerert Jiper3466 2026-05-07 07:51|| 2026-05-07 07:51|| Front Page Top

6 I do Frank! I trust them to be a bunch of lying bastards!

Posted by DarthVader 2026-05-07 09:21|| 2026-05-07 09:21|| Front Page Top

7 ^5
bad translation, "... proud of the ruins of Gaza..."

if had been a holocaust, there wouldn't be grandchildren to tell

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-05-07 10:19|| 2026-05-07 10:19|| Front Page Top

8

"US strikes Qeshm Port, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Kargan; official says attacks not ceasefire breach"

https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-project-freedom-hormuz-war-may-7

Posted by NoMoreBS 2026-05-07 17:26|| 2026-05-07 17:26|| Front Page Top

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