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2026-07-18 Arabia

US Marines boarded a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Oman

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Posted by badanov 2026-07-18 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [315 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

1 Sink a couple. Compliance will increase significantly.

Most people remember something we seem to have forgotten: they respond appropriately to violence. We've forgotten how to be violent. If we don't "re-learn", we will be destroyed. That includes domestic enemies, as well as foreign.

Posted by Old Patriot 2026-07-18 08:07|| 2026-07-18 08:07|| Front Page Top

2 Most will. The Iranian 12'ves won't. They interpret pain as their god 'testing them' for purity. They will never modify their intentions to destroy everything for the 12th iman.

That is why they can never be allowed nuclear weapons.

Posted by Difar Dave 2026-07-18 08:32|| 2026-07-18 08:32|| Front Page Top

3 @1 Don't sink them outright. Seize the cargo and sell it and then sell the ship for scrap.

Posted by Chantry 2026-07-18 08:51|| 2026-07-18 08:51|| Front Page Top

4 Oddly, we don't hear about contraband found on these vessels interdicted when trying to run the blockade.

oil
arms
troops
missiles

Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-18 10:20|| 2026-07-18 10:20|| Front Page Top

5 How US strikes are cutting Iran’s supply lines to its key Hormuz naval base

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-07-18 10:58|| 2026-07-18 10:58|| Front Page Top

6 #3 prize money.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-18 15:46|| 2026-07-18 15:46|| Front Page Top

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