Iran's Revolutionary Guard captured a foreign tanker

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CNN: "The seizure of two ships was clearly a preplanned and coordinated Iranian operation, the US military believes. Both tankers were boarded by IRGC and taken into Iranian waters, about a half hour apart." https://t.co/sbP4WB089c

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According to a US defense official with direct knowledge: At this hour the US military is monitoring the transit of US commercial cargo ship through the Strait of Hormuz using armed aircraft overhead. #Iran

https://twitter.com/HamdiAlkhshali/stat ... 70080?s=19

[krzepice1976]

Stena Impero - Statement, 19th July

Stena Impero (built 2018, 49, 683 DWT) was approached by unidentified small crafts and a helicopter during transit of the strait of Hormuz while the vessel was in international waters
https://t.co/7XD2JQiAFM

[krzepice1976]

Jeremy Hunt issues statement condemning the seizure and saying no British nationals on board https://t.co/KbhYYnRSj3

[krzepice1976]

Unconfirmed

#BREAKING: State media of #Iran's Islamic Regime claims that the #IRGC Navy has released the #UK owned #Mesdar Oil Tanker which had been stopped in #PersianGulf. https://t.co/SctEzOPkoI

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#UPDATE: At around 19:53 UTC HMS Montrose made a sharp u-turn and increased speed pretty dramatically from 13kn to 20.6kn


https://twitter.com/ELINTNews

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Unconfirmed

#BREAKING: State media of #Iran's Islamic Regime claims that the #IRGC Navy has released the #UK owned #Mesdar Oil Tanker which had been stopped in #PersianGulf. https://t.co/SctEzOPkoI

Based on the vessel movements, that would seem to be true.

[krzepice1976]

Uk official statment after COBRA meeting

More on the #UK reaction from @Jeremy_Hunt. https://t.co/OchtEEp5Qd

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One thing of note was a UK naval vessel turning around quickly. I didn't get the direction of travel. I'll see if i can find it.

[krzepice1976]

Unconfirmed

https://twitter.com/inteldotwav/status/ ... 62085?s=19