Al Arabiya: Iranian navy opens fire on and seizes US cargo ship
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DUBAI - [B]Saudi-owned[/B] Al Arabiya television said an Iranian "force" seized a US cargo ship in the Gulf on Tuesday and directed it to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas.
The channel said the force had "opened fire" on the US ship, which had 34 US sailors aboard. It gave no further details. The US Fifth Fleet in the Gulf Arab kingdom of Bahrain had no immediate comment on the report.
The incident comes amid tensions between the US and Iran over the presence of Iranian ships in the Persian gulf that the US feared were bringing arms to Iranian-backed Houthi Shi'ite rebels in Yemen.
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[url]http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Report-Iran-opens-fire-at-and-detains-US-cargo-ship-in-Gulf-399456[/url]
[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/28/us-iran-usa-ship-idUSKBN0NJ1SB20150428[/url]
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A U.S. vessel has been fired on and steered to the Bandar Abbas port by Iran on Tuesday, according to reports by the Saudi news network, Al Arabiya. Iran's Fars News Agency also reported that an "American trade vessel" had been confiscated.
Senior U.S. Navy officials told NBC News there had not been any confrontation between Iran's Revolutionary Guard and any Navy ships, however.
The cargo ship is reported to have 34 crew members aboard and was steered to the port which is located off the southern coast of Iran, as per Al Arabiya.
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Iranian forces have boarded the Marshall Island- flagged Maersk Tigris- Pentagon
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[url]http://www.cnbc.com/id/102627185[/url]
Why does my family's country always do something wrong?
It's like they want people to hate them
[QUOTE=Squad1993;47617778]oh FUCK
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oh wait false alarm?
[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32503660"]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32503660[/URL][/QUOTE]
Just reported on CNN so I don't think so
The Republicans are going to have an heyday with this, defiantly with the nuclear talks going on.
[QUOTE=Squad1993;47617778]oh FUCK
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oh wait false alarm?
[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32503660"]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32503660[/URL][/QUOTE]
It's not a US flagged vessel. Doesn't mean there wasn't cargo destined for the US on board. Though if it was a US flagged vessel it would be a cluster fuck.
Hopefully this wasn't a US flagged ship, or we got a huge cluster fuck coming.
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