These mutts in action? Or is a months ago training excercise?
Posted on 04/23/2026 3:54:03 AM PDT by dennisw
Iran has released a video purportedly showing armed, masked commandos seizing two cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The propaganda clip was pumped out by state media Wednesday after the regime boasted it had seized the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca and Liberia-flagged Epaminondas vessels, just hours after the cease-fire was extended.
The armed soldiers then climbed up the stairs to the ship’s top decks.
The IRGC has accused the two vessels of operating without the required permit and tampering with their navigation systems.
Personnel on the Epaminondas reported damage to its bridge after Iranian soldiers opened fire and hurled grenades from a gunboat, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations.
Technomar Shipping Inc officials, the Greek-based operator of the container ship, said the vessel had been boarded by Iranian soldiers.
In the video, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers are seen speeding toward a container ship that had MSC emblazoned on the side before scaling a ladder and boarding the vessel.
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These mutts in action? Or is a months ago training excercise?
Lies.
Pirates!
The civilized world and the beautiful things produced in those nations, has been destroyed and held hostage by uncivilized barbarians. Civilizations of the world UNITE!
We need to amend the Geneva convention to ban the use of face masks by Iranian terrorists!!
When they say “State Media” they are including CNN... Right?
Looks fake.
This is fake.
Sal Mercogliano called this out as completely staged BS earlier.
https://x.com/mercoglianos/status/2047162583329759657?s=20
Sal is good! Whats Going on with Shipping — on you tube.
“X describes France, Britain, and Germany proposing to inform Iran of US movements in the Gulf. If this is factual, Trump should be loud and public about it.”
>>>>>>>>
Utter low IQ BS.
When an article stipulate “if true”, you know that it’s only baseless anti-western propaganda. China or Russia probably posted it.
Iran (via Hezbollah) is regularly killing French soldiers on the ground in the area as we speak. France and EU have recently classified Hezbollah as terrorist organization.
I started paying attention to him during the Key Bridge fiasco. Still not close to being rebuilt BTW.
You can get news about shipping from a bona fide shipping expert like Sal, or you can get the AI-assisted output of 3 idiots from CNN or the like.
I follow him on X.
Inflatable boat! Yeah that’s their new navy. Store in Uncle Ahabs garage the inflate.
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