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riversedge

(81,069 posts) Wed Mar 11, 2026, 07:13 PM Mar 11

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

🚨 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. [View all] riversedge Mar 11 OP

38m BREAKING: US oil prices rise above $92/barrel, now up over +$10/barrel in 9 hours. now $93 riversedge Mar 11 #1

Again I ask people who will never see this. RandySF Mar 11 #2

Trump totally responsible. Kingofalldems Mar 11 #3

oomg!! look at the explosion......... riversedge Mar 11 #4

Looks like this is how the World will remove the felon from office Beachnutt Mar 11 #5

Reminds me of the song "what's that black smoke rising? Is the world on fire" Blues Heron Mar 11 #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 Mar 11 #7

Looks like oil on the surface as well. Prairie_Seagull Mar 11 #8

Didn't Iran read Donny's Truth Social post claiming that we've won??? tanyev Mar 11 #9

Been an hour and a half since this post went up Arthur_Frain Mar 11 #10

You People Really Are Something Else. ruet Mar 11 #11

Anyone watching H2O Man Mar 11 #12

I haven't seen it so far. I don't rely on television news sources. Arthur_Frain Mar 11 #14

I'll keep looking. Arthur_Frain Mar 11 #13

What are your feelings about the New York Times? Prairie Gates Mar 11 #16

Things going well in the War for the Stepstones Prairie Gates Mar 11 #15