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NickB79

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4. 4 tankers, despite US escorts in the area

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 7, 2026, 02:54 PM

Jul 7

Apache helicopters and A-10 Warthogs flying overwatch, along with US ships and drones of our own.

This is Iran's way of telling ships that the US government can't protect them if they don't pay the toll.

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Three tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 7 OP

I don't understand . . . Scubamatt Jul 7 #1

Iran just expressing its desperate need for peace Sneederbunk Jul 7 #2

It's now 4 tankers hit. Earth Bound Misfit Jul 7 #3

4 tankers, despite US escorts in the area NickB79 Jul 7 #4

Iran is embarrassing Trump during the NATO summit. SamuelAdams Jul 7 #5