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Tensions with the mullahs in Iran keep ramping up as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group sits in the region. Protests have been rocking the country over the garbage economy and their iron-fisted rule, and the regime's brutal crackdown has left bodies in the streets. Trump has made it clear he's ready to use military force, just like he did back in June with Operation Midnight Hammer hitting their nuclear sites hard.
On Tuesday the regime cranked things up another notch by trying to board a U.S. oil tanker, while American forces took out a drone with "unclear intent".
"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when an Iranian Shahed-139 drone unnecessarily maneuvered toward the ship," a spokesman said.
In the gunboat nonsense, Iran's Revolutionary Guard tried to board the tanker and failed miserably.
British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said Tuesday that a U.S.-flagged tanker was approached by Iranian gunboats, which threatened to board the vessel, in the Strait of Hormuz, before continuing on its way under military escort. The incident comes amid a tense standoff between the U.S. and Iran, and just days ahead of expected negotiations.
The Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small armed boats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 16 nautical miles north of Oman's coast, the company said.
The gunboats hailed the tanker by radio, ordering the captain, "to stop the engines and prepare to be boarded," but the ship increased speed and maintained course, the firm added, stressing that it never entered Iranian territorial waters.
"The vessel is now being escorted by a U.S. warship," Vanguard Tech said.
CENTCOM put out the statement:
With the Lincoln battle group now on station, the U.S. is locked and loaded to slap back hard at Iran's harassment games. The big question is whether we'll drop something Maduro-style on them.
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On Tuesday the regime cranked things up another notch by trying to board a U.S. oil tanker, while American forces took out a drone with "unclear intent".
"USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was transiting the Arabian Sea approximately 500 miles from Iran’s southern coast when an Iranian Shahed-139 drone unnecessarily maneuvered toward the ship," a spokesman said.
In the gunboat nonsense, Iran's Revolutionary Guard tried to board the tanker and failed miserably.
British maritime security firm Vanguard Tech said Tuesday that a U.S.-flagged tanker was approached by Iranian gunboats, which threatened to board the vessel, in the Strait of Hormuz, before continuing on its way under military escort. The incident comes amid a tense standoff between the U.S. and Iran, and just days ahead of expected negotiations.
The Stena Imperative was approached by three pairs of small armed boats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, approximately 16 nautical miles north of Oman's coast, the company said.
The gunboats hailed the tanker by radio, ordering the captain, "to stop the engines and prepare to be boarded," but the ship increased speed and maintained course, the firm added, stressing that it never entered Iranian territorial waters.
"The vessel is now being escorted by a U.S. warship," Vanguard Tech said.
CENTCOM put out the statement:
"Two IRGC boats and an Iranian Mohajer drone approached M/V Stena Imperative at high speeds and threatened to board and seize the tanker," the CENTCOM spokesman said. "Guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) was operating in the area and immediately responded to the scene to escort M/V Stena Imperative with defensive air support from the U.S. Air Force. The situation de-escalated as a result, and the U.S.-flagged tanker is proceeding safely."White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt jumped in on the drone shoot-down Tuesday afternoon.As for POTUS, he remains committed to always pursuing diplomacy first, but in order for diplomacy to work, of course, it takes two to cha-cha.
With the Lincoln battle group now on station, the U.S. is locked and loaded to slap back hard at Iran's harassment games. The big question is whether we'll drop something Maduro-style on them.
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