Two foreign tankers or one enormous tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil were subjected to unidentified attacks inside territorial waters, causing them to catch fire, Iraq’s director general of the General Company for Ports, Farhan al-Fartousi, told Reuters on Wednesday.
If this proves nothing else, it proves Iranian terrorists must be stopped. They will blow up the world if not stopped. Believe them when they tell you they blow up Israel and the US. They’re religious fanatics and will use nuclear weapons to destroy millions of people if they can.
One widely circulated video of the fiery assault was shared by the Iraqi news channel Sabreen News. The footage showed a large vessel engulfed in flames, with heavy black smoke billowing high above the water.
Iraqi officials later told Reuters that boats packed with explosives struck two fuel tankers in the area. The vessels were operating along one of the busiest oil shipping routes in the world.
According to officials, one of the vessels flying the Australian flag was struck near Khor Al-Zubair Port. The attack occurred in a loading area within Iraqi territorial waters, according to an AP report.
Iraq evacuated the 25 crew members from the two vessels, and fire is still ablaze on both ships, he added. Whether some weren’t rescued, we can’t say.
According to an Iraqi port official, two foreign tankers carrying Iraqi fuel oil were attacked within the territorial waters of Iraq within the last hour, causing both to catch fire in the Persian Gulf. A total of 25 crewmembers onboard the vessels have been evacuated so far by… pic.twitter.com/xBCHI09Txs
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 11, 2026
Hezbollah sent over 100 bombs into Israel, overwhelming the Iron Dome. Trump said one day you might have a weak president like Barack Obama and the world would be captive to religious fanatics.
Iran told the US that it will not be able to artificially lower oil prices.
JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran tells the US it will not be able to artificially lower the price of oil and energy.
“Prepare for $200 per barrel.” pic.twitter.com/sFM01a7N8q
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 11, 2026
This news is very discouraging to say the least. Our Intel must’ve been wrong. Was Trump mislead? From my perspective it doesn’t look like Iran is backing down. Quite the contrary. Where’s the cease fire? What about peace talks? We can’t keep pounding Iran and not expect them to sit idly by and do nothing.
Peace talks don’t work with Iran. They were digging up uranium while they were ostensibly talking with us. I think if anyone can make this work, it’s Trump. I am not giving up yet, but it is very alarming.