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U.S. Strikes 3 Iranian Oil Tankers

US forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers on Saturday after Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships in regional waters, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. CENTCOM said a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer evaded multiple Iranian attacks and that no American personnel were harmed. In response, US forces "permanently disabled" the crude oil carriers M/T Downy off Iran's Kharg Island and M/T Stark 1 near Jask, according to the statement.

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Good idea. For every innocent vessel the vermin attack, take out 2 of their tankers.

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Pres Trump has said, multiple times, that the US has control of the Strait of Hormuz.

OK, before Pres Trump's war of choice against Iran, about 130 ships per day had transited the Strait.

How many ships now transit the Strait?

Maybe a dozen?

Why does Pres Trump seem to have to lie about the status of his unprovoked war against Iran?

And as a follow-up question --- why did Pres Trump tear up the nuclear agreement of Iran with the US, China, Russia and the EU during his first term? That led to Iran going from 6% or so enrichment to 60% or so enrichment of nuclear materials, exactly the opposite direction that Pres Trump now seems to be spouting.

What gives?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-09-06 01:18 AM | Reply

Pillowbiter the MAGAT fagat.

Fuck off idiot

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-09-06 01:37 AM | Reply

How many ships now transit the Strait?

Lewzer says 30, so probably 5.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-09-06 02:15 AM | Reply

Three ships? Trump beat that by losing an entire war - and one he started, to boot.

Soooooo much winning.

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-09-06 06:20 AM | Reply

Why weren't these tankers destroyed within the first week of the war? It's not like they could hide out.

Oh, that's right. Congress declared no war; and Donald Trump says that there is none.

Meanwhile, the Canadians and the world now consider us Christian swine in the same way that WILLOWBY considers Iran Islamic swine.

How's it feel to be just another pig, WILLOWBY?

#5 | Posted by Zed at 2026-09-06 10:07 AM | Reply

Fresh figures: Over the past (complete) 28 days, there have been six days where more than 10 million barrels of crude oil departed via the USN Blockade Line.

As you can see, the average daily number is 7.54 Mbpd (down from 17.67 Mbpd back in Jan & Feb 2026).

Of that amount, ... pic.twitter.com/B2BQYXvJD8

" TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) September 2, 2026

CNN: On Tuesday, the U.S. moved 40 tankers carrying roughly 18 million barrels of oil through the strait, a daily record since the war began. The figure is only slightly below the 20 million barrels that passed through daily before the war.

Open Source Intel (@Osint613) September 3, 2026

#6 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-09-06 11:25 AM | Reply

the U.S. moved 40 tankers carrying roughly 18 million barrels of oil through the strait,

And how many billions of dollars have we spent in order to accomplish that?

What a fucking waste of money and resources.

All for Netanyahu.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-06 12:49 PM | Reply

And how many billions of dollars have we spent in order to accomplish that?

Considering marine traffic was fine before Lewzer started the war, that's a pretty good question.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-09-06 01:05 PM | Reply

There no saving grace.

Trump accomplished nothing and wasted hundreds of billions.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-06 01:12 PM | Reply

All for Netanyahu.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-06 12:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

Way to absolve the mullahs of their part in it lol. It takes 2 to tango.

#10 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-09-06 02:30 PM | Reply

Way to absolve the mullahs of their part in it

Please, feel free to elaborate.

#11 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-06 02:41 PM | Reply

Please, feel free to elaborate.

They hit back first.

#12 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-09-06 02:57 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Iran and Its Proxies: Attribution and State Responsibility

#13 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-09-06 03:03 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

That's sad.

A pathetic, desperate attempt.

I gave you a funny flag for your effort.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-06 03:48 PM | Reply

Mmm, read the threads. You're the sad one. Always the sad clown.

#15 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-09-06 04:33 PM | Reply

The irony of people that fancy themselves on the left of low oil flows, extra funny sad clown shit.

#16 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-09-06 04:37 PM | Reply

At least I'm not trying to connect dots that don't in order to justify Trump's blunder.

That's your department.

The strait was open.

Trump messed it up.

Billions later and we haven't accomplished anything.

Your excitement that we're spending more money on transporting tankers through the strait than the oil is worth is adorable.

Remind me again, are you one of those idiots who was telling us how we can't afford national healthcare and yet has no problem with spending billions a day in order to wipe Trump's ass?

#17 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-09-06 05:52 PM | Reply

The irony of people that fancy themselves on the left of low oil flows, extra funny sad clown shit.

#16 | Posted by sitzkrieg

There is right

There is wrong

Waging a war of aggression against another nation that posed no threat to us, started, without declaration or warning, during negotiations, with a cowardly sneak attack that murdered a nation's leader along with young children..

...is wrong

The nation that commits such sins deserves to suffer

Compound that with numerous war crimes, threatening annihilation of a country and it's society, threatening and targeting its infrastructure, unapologetically killing its children only compounds the wrong

And that does not even speak to the horrors out ally commits on a daily basis with our support.

There is nothing ironic about supporting evil.

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-09-06 05:59 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Every President since the ICC would face Crimes against Humanity of only the US recognized the court.

It will continue unabated because neither party will declare war. It's easier to let the Executive act first and get blamed later.

Complicit.

#19 | Posted by Petrous at 2026-09-06 06:12 PM | Reply

Sitzwar, Iran wasn't doing anything. They have interests, we have interests.

They engage Proxies, we engage Proxies.

It's okay for the US to Strangle their Economy for Decades,any single incident of which is traditionally considered an act of War.

It's okay for Israel to Assassinate their Scientists and the US to Kill Quassem Soleimani,both Acts of War.

In June of last year The US and Israel bombed Iran when no state of War existed for 12 Days,until Israel got tired of Iranian Missiles blowing them Up.

Then on February 28 of this year the US and Israel Together Killed THEIR SUPREME LEADER AND 40 OTHER INNOCENT PEOPLE INCLUDING INFANTS,and this is okay too.

The last attack was done while "Negotiations" to inspect for Nuclear "Dust" we ongoing and Supposedly progressing.

This was Okay too.

Iran Retaliated for the Murder of their Supreme Leader who was also their Spiritual Leader, similar to the Pope in Gravitas.

THIS WAS a Terrible Crime that justified everything done by The US and Israel.

That seems to be the point you are Making.

YOU ARE FULL OF SHIT. full Stop.

Now I Know why I have such Contempt for you and your Idiotic opinions.

O' MASTER OF WAR.

#20 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2026-09-06 06:19 PM | Reply

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