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Posted on 04/18/2026 4:40:36 AM PDT by nuconvert
Two vessels, including an Indian-flagged supertanker, were forced back out of the Strait of Hormuz after being approached by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) naval units, shipping monitor TankerTrackers said on Saturday.
It said audio recordings indicated IRGC gunboats fired during the encounter as the ships were redirected westward.
One of the vessels was a very large crude carrier transporting about two million barrels of Iraqi oil, it added.
“Meanwhile, India is still importing Iranian oil. With friends like these,” TankerTrackers said.
According to two Channel 16 audio recordings captured today, two Indian vessels were forced back west out of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran's Sepah (IRGC) Navy. Firing was involved. One of the vessels is an Indian-flagged VLCC supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi oil.… pic.twitter.com/c1uOvmKDNO
— TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) April 18, 2026
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The alleged IRGC boat should be easy to find and sink, if it hasn’t been sunk already.
Assuming this actually happened and isn’t a recording from the past.
We can remove 3 or 4 more layers of management from the Iranian government if they don’t comply with the agreement.
Which were immediately dispatched by our loitering Predator via hellfire missile, right?
When I 1st read reports that IRGC had closed Hormuz again, I figured they were IRGC propaganda. Now I don’t know. Could be old recordings?
There are ships coming and going in the Straits, but who they are, I’m not sure...
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:56.7/centery:26.4/zoom:10
So, the world economy is subject to any hadji with an rpg and a speedboat.
Cool.
Such brilliant ideas.
Iran International? Is that a wholly owned subsidiary of Tuckiyya Qatarlson Media?
We're getting different pictures/stories from Trump vs the Iranians. This is getting old!!
Unconditional surrender 'a la' Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany is the only way to control and defeat Islamists. Anything short will simply allow these murderous fanatics to regroup, rebuild and regain power. IMHO.
The IRGC are doing what they damn well please. Guess we need to kill a whole lot more of them.
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I like the continuing adaptation of the name. Tuckiyya indeed.
I think this is an ideal situation for our MQ9 Reapers to loiter around the strait armed with a few Hellfire missiles to ensure compliance.
It wouldn’t be difficult for the US to turn a civilian boat into a Q-boat. When the IRGC navy comes calling that boat can just open fire and continue on its way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship
We were told they have no navy remaining.
There is an Iranian controlled channel separate from the main channel. The Iranian controlled channel hugs the Iranian coast.
Is a few guys in a 40 foot speed boat a naval vessel?
We are told you have no man parts remaining.
A few A-10s could remove the problem.
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