US conducts strikes on Iran after attack on cargo ship (www.bbc.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 22:02
https://lemmy.world/post/48688863

The US military has conducted strikes on Iranian targets after Donald Trump accused Iran of a “foolish violation” of its truce following an attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

No casualties were reported when the ship was struck by a one-way attack drone on Thursday, an incident which prompted a planned evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stuck in the region.

In response, US Central Command said on Friday it had struck missile and drone storage facilities and coastal radar positions. There has been no comment yet from Iran.

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SGforce@lemmy.ca on 26 Jun 22:18 next collapse

No mention of who owns the boat that got hit, whereabouts the drone came from. Apparently no casualties. I’d be surprised if Iran carried out an attack consisting of a single drone to the broadside of a transport ship. But I guess this means the ceasefire is totally cool to toss away now? Not saying any of this was on purpose but it’s an easy excuse for trump to smash someone else’s toys.

Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus on 26 Jun 22:48 next collapse

Could also have been a Russian false flag to keep crude prices from falling to low. Or Israel to continue to fuck around where they don’t belong

antonim@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 22:57 collapse

If so, i’d expect Iran to publicly distance itself from the attack. According to the article, they still haven’t made any official statement. Does Russia have military presence in the region?

Hegar@fedia.io on 26 Jun 23:07 collapse

Most obvious explanation is the US trying to test iran's resolve to continue the blockade. A single drone makes sense if iran is just trying to show they still mean it.

Or the us regime is lying about what happened, or there's an explanation that is true but makes no sense because that's the world we live in.

SGforce@lemmy.ca on 27 Jun 01:00 collapse

The US is lying always with this admin since they see no advantage to ever telling the truth. It’s a “prisoner’s dilemma” type of deal with these people.

But I’m not saying false flag. It’s likely to have been anyone’s drone accidentally smacking a ship.

GardenGeek@europe.pub on 26 Jun 22:19 next collapse

Tinfoil hat here: Israel, respectively BN, doesn’t want this war to end.

tal@lemmy.today on 26 Jun 22:36 next collapse

Israel’s the one party that wasn’t a variable on this. Iran decided to hit a cargo ship, and the US decided to hit Iran back.

Well…okay, maybe the cargo ship was Israeli, but I would assume not.

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It’s the Ever Lovely, Singapore-flagged and -owned.

wsj.com/…/iran-attacks-cargo-ship-testing-trumps-…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attacked a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, the Ever Lovely, in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday,

seatrade-maritime.com/…/and-may-she-be-ever-lovel…

The Ever Lovely is owned by Evergreen Marine (Singapore) and will be deployed on the Far East – South America trade.

Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus on 26 Jun 22:51 next collapse

I don’t think the drone had its passport with it, and Israel is for sure able to procure a Shahed.

workerONE@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 02:18 collapse

The US and Iran signed a peace treaty agreeing to end attacks, and to end attacks in Lebanon. Within a couple days Israel attacked Lebanon again. You say Israel wasn’t a variable in this, but they’re literally the only reason there isn’t peace right now.

lemmyng@lemmy.world on 27 Jun 00:26 collapse

Anything to keep from being figuratively and literally fucked in prison.

Xaphanos@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 22:20 next collapse

Good thing the war is over.

No_Eponym@lemmy.ca on 27 Jun 01:41 collapse

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A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip on 27 Jun 05:37 collapse

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I can’t see nuthin. Is the image gone?

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 26 Jun 22:25 next collapse

Bored of peace.

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip on 27 Jun 05:38 collapse

Always has been.

Rod_Orm@piefed.world on 26 Jun 22:47 next collapse

Market manipulation as usual

Art of steal

Corvidae@lemmy.world on 26 Jun 22:57 next collapse

Too much Epstein discussion lately?

ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl on 26 Jun 23:20 next collapse

Don’t worry, they’ll have another peace agreement for the markets on Monday.

A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip on 27 Jun 05:40 collapse

Ah yes, 7 decades of Israel/Palestine conflict in fast replay.