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Iran strikes tankers under US escort as Trump insists war is going well
The Irish Times ^ | 7/31/2026 | William Christou

Posted on 07/31/2026 4:50:31 PM PDT by Vendome

Iran has said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz under the escort of the US military as Donald Trump gathered his cabinet to discuss the stalling war and rising prices as midterm elections in the US loom.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Friday the “non-compliant oil tankers ... were struck and brought to a halt, while four other oil tankers quickly changed course and returned to their previous positions”.

(Excerpt) Read more at irishtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: baghdadbob; bombing; enemedia; iran; iransays; resume; soon; takesiranatfacevalue; to; unsubstantiatedclaim

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Does it strike anyone else as odd that we can't easily take out low tech drones efficiently yet? Like...just set up fully automatic shotguns, with cameras and AI to detect and shoot down. I'm sure there are even easier solutions. Doesn't seem like a solution should take years to come up with - especially in this age.

We have at least one ship in the AO that has microwave to scramble drone brains.

Why not use sea fairing drones with the same setup and patrol the area?

1 posted on 07/31/2026 4:50:31 PM PDT by Vendome
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To: Vendome

Perhaps they can’t damage anything, so it’s not worth it.


2 posted on 07/31/2026 4:53:03 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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Iran also claimed yesterday that they struck our planes in Kuwait, CENTCOM confirmed that was total BS..so believing Iran is like believing MSNBC


3 posted on 07/31/2026 4:53:16 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Vendome

Iran has said …


4 posted on 07/31/2026 4:54:02 PM PDT by johniegrad
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“Does it strike anyone else as odd that we can’t easily take out low tech drones efficiently yet?”

I am waiting for a source other than Iran ...


5 posted on 07/31/2026 4:54:25 PM PDT by TexasGator (\'1/1.1Yn.11-1i11'./1)
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To: Vendome

My only criticism of the war is that key bridges should have been initial targets from the start.


6 posted on 07/31/2026 4:55:08 PM PDT by Jonty30 (When I go to the kitchen to find food, I get disappointed because all I find are ingredients.)
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The Irish Times is a Hamas mouthpiece.


7 posted on 07/31/2026 4:59:22 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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The Irish Times is a Hamas mouthpiece.


Exactly. It is the Leftis & Islamic alliance.

They are aligned against President Trump, MAGA, and the USA.


8 posted on 07/31/2026 5:02:52 PM PDT by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: Jonty30

So to should all the iranian propaganda networks...


9 posted on 07/31/2026 5:06:42 PM PDT by God luvs America
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To: Sarah Barracuda

The Irish Times is run by Trump hating children. They are even worse than the British press.


10 posted on 07/31/2026 5:08:29 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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Iran wants to drag this into the fall elections, to make Trump look weak


11 posted on 07/31/2026 5:13:29 PM PDT by canuck_conservative (Russia lies all the time)
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They are kinda making that the point.

Without boots on the ground there really isn’t going to be any more movement toward our side of the table

And I am not down for our boots


12 posted on 07/31/2026 5:16:41 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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“Iran wants to drag this into the fall elections, to make Trump look weak”
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The Iran “war” is going to take another year or more to finish. There’s no easy way out of where we are now.


13 posted on 07/31/2026 5:30:21 PM PDT by Bob Wills is still the king
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Iran wants to drag this into the fall elections, to make Trump look weak”

That is obvious. The MSM and the rats have allied themselves with the Iranians. Think of that. Siding with the jew hating terrorists just to hurt Trump. If the bastards manage to use this to win the mid terms l hope Trump rains hell on them between November and January.


14 posted on 07/31/2026 5:33:16 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Vendome

And two aircraft carriers 😎


15 posted on 07/31/2026 5:36:47 PM PDT by blitz128
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To: johniegrad

Exactly. Tehran Bob…


16 posted on 07/31/2026 5:42:43 PM PDT by piytar (NEVER FORGET Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, Corey Comperatore, Iryna Zarutska LL, and Charlie Kirk!)
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The MSM and the rats have allied themselves with the Iranians. Think of that. Siding with the jew hating terrorists just to hurt Trump.

Why is that a stretch? They destroyed thousands of families and small businesses, killed over a million Americans, and stunted the development of a whole generation of schoolchildren with their Covid tyranny. The media demons were in full coordination with the effort.

Siding with the enemy in an existential battle for supremacy sounds pretty much right in character. And all because they hate Trump.

17 posted on 07/31/2026 5:53:57 PM PDT by Redplum
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On Newsmax, Rob Finnerty just called on President Trump to “end the war” because of its effect on public opinion and gas prices.


18 posted on 07/31/2026 6:03:47 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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Finnerty is a squish


19 posted on 07/31/2026 6:07:30 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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I am waiting for a source other than Iran ...

Czechoslovakia just signed a mutual cooperation with Ukraine to manufacture turbo-jet high speed drones

20 posted on 07/31/2026 6:20:21 PM PDT by spokeshave ( Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads, Curmudgeons, old Geezers & Cancer survivors.)
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