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Iraqi channels are reporting that “multiple tankers” are burning in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Basra
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Posted on 03/11/2026 2:59:16 PM PDT by janetjanet998

Iraqi channels are now reporting that “multiple tankers” are burning in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Basra


TOPICS: Iran; Iraq; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: basra; hormuz; iran; iraq; irgc; panicans; straitofhormuz; waronterror
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1 posted on 03/11/2026 2:59:16 PM PDT by janetjanet998
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To: janetjanet998

Another video

Oil tanker currently engulfed in flames off the coast of Basra in Southern Iraq
https://rumble.com/shorts/v76zajo


2 posted on 03/11/2026 3:00:27 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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Possibly only one tanker.

In Hell, Baghdad Bob is blushing. “In my day I didn’t tell lies that big.”


3 posted on 03/11/2026 3:02:07 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: janetjanet998

According to an Iraqi port official, two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were attacked within the territorial waters of Iraq within the last hour, causing both to catch fire in the Persian Gulf. A total of 25 crewmembers onboard the vessels have been evacuated so far by authorities in Iraq
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2031852446583255283


4 posted on 03/11/2026 3:03:24 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: janetjanet998

if true, time to obliterate Kharg Island; it should blow up REAL good: tit-for-tat, y’all!


5 posted on 03/11/2026 3:04:48 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: janetjanet998

At least we’re making America great again.


6 posted on 03/11/2026 3:07:08 PM PDT by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: catnipman

I’d rather see the Israelis move in, shoot everyone they find, and take it over intact without having to blow it up.

Use those bombs to turn some other part of Iran into molten glass.


7 posted on 03/11/2026 3:07:17 PM PDT by bigbob (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: VTenigma

That’s right laugh about it like the moron you are.


8 posted on 03/11/2026 3:08:10 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF THE USA!)
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To: janetjanet998
Reply to that;

Iraqi channels are reporting “multiple tankers” burning off Basra.
That’s not what’s happening.

UKMTO confirmed three cargo vessels struck by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz today.

The Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree caught fire. Crew evacuated.

Position: 11nm north of Oman.

Not Basra. Not tankers. Bulk carrier. The mechanism isn’t fire. Its projectile strikes on commercial traffic at the chokepoint.

The “multiple tankers off Basra” claim has zero confirmation from primary maritime sources.

All I can say is not confirmed.— I See U OSINT (@ISeeUOSINT) March 11, 2026


9 posted on 03/11/2026 3:10:11 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: VTenigma

America is already great with Biden gone, no more illegals flooding in, and the mullah regime is in tatters.


10 posted on 03/11/2026 3:12:02 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (Work is worship says Bhagavad Geeta. Do more work and become more wealthy.)
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To: VTenigma

Cry over a little spilt milk? Go away.


11 posted on 03/11/2026 3:16:39 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn... )
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To: janetjanet998

They are indeed.


12 posted on 03/11/2026 3:18:06 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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Additional footage of the two oil tankers struck by Iran in the northern Persian Gulf tonight, both reportedly loaded with Iraqi oil.

The tankers have been completely engulfed in flame, and are leaking burning oil.

https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2031857005111992378


13 posted on 03/11/2026 3:18:43 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Please don’t use google products, especially YouTube )
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To: catnipman

Doing that means Saudi oil is wrecked, meaning we will have $150-200 oil and the GOP will be destroyed in November.


14 posted on 03/11/2026 3:19:14 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: janetjanet998

Unconfirmed, according to multiple online sources-some may also be cargo vessels, as well...


15 posted on 03/11/2026 3:20:49 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: janetjanet998

Sure, things are not great at the moment, but if Trump had kicked the can down the road for another administration to ‘fix’, things would have gotten orders of magnitude worse with a nuclear armed Iran. A little sacrifice now to avert an absolute catastrophe in the future. And I have the utmost faith in Trump’s judgement.


16 posted on 03/11/2026 3:20:55 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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To: frank ballenger

> In Hell, Baghdad Bob is blushing. <

Interestingly enough, Baghdad Bob is (probably) still alive. He was not considered to be a war criminal, so the Americans released him after the conflict ended. Reports have him now living in the United Arab Emirates or Qatar.


17 posted on 03/11/2026 3:21:43 PM PDT by Leaning Right (It's morning in America. Again.)
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To: Trumpisourlastchance

not necessarily: Saudi has ports on the Red Sea that avoid the strait of hormuz ...


18 posted on 03/11/2026 3:23:22 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Leaning Right

RE: Released. Sorry to exaggerate the report of his demise.

Shows one of the things wrong with current life under the politicians.


19 posted on 03/11/2026 3:27:04 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: janetjanet998

After blasting them back into the Stone Age, how can you blast them back further? Hint, I think the world temp was higher before the Stone Age.


20 posted on 03/11/2026 3:29:55 PM PDT by Mouton (There is a new sheriff and deputy in town now!)
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