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Megathread for the US war on Iran | Week 21 of 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)

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This is a thread specifically for the war, not a general megathread (use the pinned /c/genzedong thread for that).

Please keep related news in this thread rather than making separate posts. Remember to include sources and avoid spreading rumours.

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[–] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

🇺🇸The US Central Command claims:

Earlier today in the Gulf of Oman, US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit seized the commercial oil ship M/T Celestial Sea, which was flying the Iranian flag, and which was suspected of attempting to violate the US blockade by heading towards an Iranian port.

The US forces released the ship after inspecting it and ordering the ship's crew to change its course.

https://t.me/naya_foriraq/75766

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 4 days ago

I guess they realized that seizing ships means they have to actually take them somewhere.