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2026-07-26 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Massive oil tanker explosion reported in key oil route after hitting sea mine

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-07-26 11:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [268 views ] Top

1 ...Iranian State Media claims a lot of shiat.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-07-26 12:08|| 2026-07-26 12:08|| Front Page Top

2 I’m waiting for TACO to tell us what bridge or power plant will be destroyed because of this! Should be both. Famous last words…”Let’s just see!”.

Posted by Slotle White5450 2026-07-26 12:22|| 2026-07-26 12:22|| Front Page Top

3 Put them all to the sword.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-26 12:24|| 2026-07-26 12:24|| Front Page Top

4 According to vesselfinder, the only ship showing probs in Hormuz had left Bandar Abbas and went dead in coastal water.
So they maybe hit one of their own.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-07-26 12:34|| 2026-07-26 12:34|| Front Page Top

5 It's past 2200 CST right now. I can't find any indication that this actually happened on X right now, and none of the accounts reporting on it look reliable.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2026-07-26 23:40|| 2026-07-26 23:40|| Front Page Top

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