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riversedge

(80,559 posts)
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:13 PM Wednesday

🚨 BREAKING: Two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf are on fire after reportedly being attacked by Iran.



🚨 BREAKING: Two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf are on fire after reportedly being attacked by Iran.

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20 minutes ago Trump at a speech says "we won" the war with Iran.

Meanwhile missiles are firing all over the gulf, ships and oilfields are on fire everywhere, and the US has achieved zero objectives.

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🚨 BREAKING: Two oil tankers in the Persian Gulf are on fire after reportedly being attacked by Iran. (Original Post) riversedge Wednesday OP
38m BREAKING: US oil prices rise above $92/barrel, now up over +$10/barrel in 9 hours. now $93 riversedge Wednesday #1
Again I ask people who will never see this. RandySF Wednesday #2
Trump totally responsible. Kingofalldems Wednesday #3
oomg!! look at the explosion......... riversedge Wednesday #4
Looks like this is how the World will remove the felon from office Beachnutt Wednesday #5
Reminds me of the song "what's that black smoke rising? Is the world on fire" Blues Heron Wednesday #6
The US radar stations have been blown up all over the ME. The US has no way to know what is coming from where. Klarkashton Wednesday #7
Looks like oil on the surface as well. Prairie_Seagull Wednesday #8
Didn't Iran read Donny's Truth Social post claiming that we've won??? tanyev Wednesday #9
Been an hour and a half since this post went up Arthur_Frain Wednesday #10
You People Really Are Something Else. ruet Wednesday #11
Anyone watching H2O Man Wednesday #12
I haven't seen it so far. I don't rely on television news sources. Arthur_Frain Wednesday #14
I'll keep looking. Arthur_Frain Wednesday #13
What are your feelings about the New York Times? Prairie Gates Wednesday #16
Things going well in the War for the Stepstones Prairie Gates Wednesday #15
More videos herer NickB79 Wednesday #17
Trump fighting the wrong war Johonny Wednesday #18

riversedge

(80,559 posts)
1. 38m BREAKING: US oil prices rise above $92/barrel, now up over +$10/barrel in 9 hours. now $93
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:18 PM
Wednesday


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BREAKING: US oil prices rise above $92/barrel, now up over +$10/barrel in 9 hours.


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Beachnutt

(8,887 posts)
5. Looks like this is how the World will remove the felon from office
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:27 PM
Wednesday

if oil goes to $200.00 a barrel the United States citizens will finally wake up and impeach the conman.

Blues Heron

(8,718 posts)
6. Reminds me of the song "what's that black smoke rising? Is the world on fire"
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:41 PM
Wednesday

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Klarkashton

(5,241 posts)
7. The US radar stations have been blown up all over the ME. The US has no way to know what is coming from where.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:52 PM
Wednesday

This is a lot worse that they are letting on.

Arthur_Frain

(2,323 posts)
10. Been an hour and a half since this post went up
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:31 PM
Wednesday

Zero coverage of this anywhere, bbc, france24, aljezeera. Nobody has a peep, and this would be front and center on every one of those……if it really happened.

I don’t think it did.

ruet

(10,244 posts)
11. You People Really Are Something Else.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:53 PM
Wednesday

LOOK AGAIN! It's not that difficult. Reuters has had it up for HOURS. There's a lot of stuff that has happend that isn't "front and center". The denial on this site would be impressive if it wasn't so sad.

H2O Man

(78,949 posts)
12. Anyone watching
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:56 PM
Wednesday

the news has seen that three ships have been hit now. Judging from the post above your's, that excludes Fox

Arthur_Frain

(2,323 posts)
14. I haven't seen it so far. I don't rely on television news sources.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:52 PM
Wednesday

Jesus it used to be I could trust CNN.

My point was that 90 minutes later, not even MSNOW had anything on their web page.

There’s a shit ton of mis and dis information out there, I’m just trying to wade through and figure out what is real. Used to be easier, it’s very difficult now. There’s a ton of posts on this site spreading spurious stuff, and there’s very little pushback.

All I want is the truth. It’s harder to come by in 2026 than I ever thought it might be.

Arthur_Frain

(2,323 posts)
13. I'll keep looking.
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:49 PM
Wednesday

And if it shows up I’ll enjoy eating crow.

You do me a disservice intimating that I either don’t care or don’t want to know.

I’m waiting for verification because in this age of bullshit I don’t know what or who I can trust.

Prairie Gates

(7,957 posts)
16. What are your feelings about the New York Times?
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 10:46 PM
Wednesday

They just reported this:

Two oil tankers were attacked within Iraqi waters and six ships were dispatched to rescue crew members, said Lt. Gen. Saad Maan, head of the Security Media Cell, a government entity, in a statement published on Iraq’s state news agency early on Thursday morning in the Middle East. One crew member died and 38 were rescued, he said.

Farhan Al-Fartousi, who heads the state-owned port company, told the Iraqi News Agency on Thursday that firefighting tugs from Basra Oil Port were deployed to extinguish fires on both vessels, and that search-and-rescue teams were still looking for missing crew members. The tankers were about 30 miles off the Iraqi coast, he said.


https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/11/world/iran-war-news-trump-oil-israel/a9313c6f-d427-5cee-bded-a543e744f9cd?smid=url-share



Johonny

(26,051 posts)
18. Trump fighting the wrong war
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 11:56 PM
Wednesday

He doesn't understand economics and never will. Iran clearly does and is going to make sure the world pays a heavy economic toll for not stopping Trump.

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