Why is there an effective Iranian blockade?
Are they not targets?
They should have been blown to smithereenies...
If Iran’s capabilities are so degraded how are they able to blockade anything?
Obviously the bombing is only scratching the surface, get busy folks and increase the sorties and missile launches to the next order of magnitude.
No such vessel found on Vessel Finder, under Maltese flag.
Interesting. Thanks posters.
Pics?
How bout concentrate on all the solar panels pointing the wrong way in this Country wapo,.
Oh, yeah, how filtting is that.
It is just what you all are all about...
Pointing The Wrong Way
I would hope that the heavy bombers have been continuously pounding the Iranian side of the Strait, even as we speak, at least to take out their shoreline missile batteries.
Reminder to self - Be sure to keep your gas tank topped off.
...a US Navy mission to safeguard ships through the region possibly still weeks away.
pure IRGC propaganda being parroted by ALL news organizations: there is zero independent verification that any such thing happened ...
question: is there any independent confirmation that does not rely on IRGC statements that Iran attacked the Prima?
Grok: No, there is no independent confirmation of the attack on the oil tanker Prima (or MV Prima) that does not originate from or rely on statements by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or Iranian state-linked sources.
The incident was reported on March 7, 2026 (just one day before the current date), with the IRGC claiming responsibility for a drone strike on the vessel in or near the Strait of Hormuz.
They stated the Malta-flagged tanker ignored warnings about a transit ban amid the ongoing conflict following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.Reports of the event appear widely in various outlets (including Western ones like the New York Post, TradeWinds, and others), but these accounts consistently attribute the information to: IRGC statements or press releases. Iranian state media (e.g., Tasnim News Agency, IRNA, Sepah News). Iranian officials or related channels.
No sources provide separate evidence such as:Confirmation from the ship’s owner, operator, flag state (Malta), or crew. Independent maritime security organizations (e.g., UKMTO, Ambrey, or similar firms that often verify Gulf incidents). Satellite imagery, third-party eyewitness accounts, U.S./allied naval statements, or damage assessments from neutral parties. Videos or photos of the attack/damage not tied back to Iranian claims.
In the context of the rapidly escalating 2026 Iran-U.S./Israel conflict (including Iran’s declared closure of the Strait and attacks on shipping), reports echo the IRGC’s narrative without additional corroboration.
Some articles explicitly note that the claim has not been independently verified or that no Western security sources have confirmed it.
As a result, the only available confirmation remains reliant on IRGC/Iranian statements.
If new evidence emerges (e.g., from shipping trackers, distress signals, or international maritime authorities), this could change quickly given the high-profile nature of disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
Good article. But they should have said Londonstan, not London.
Does it get 72 virgin drones when it martyrs itself?