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⚓ Iran's Shahid Bagheri drone carrier. Iran is the third country in the world, after the United States and China, to have the capability to build drone-carrying warships. It plays an important role in surveillance, attack, and defense in the Strait of Hormuz and the Middle East.

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The silence itself is a weapon. When a US Carrier Strike Group goes "comm dark," it is a universally recognised signal of intent. It tells the Iranian leadership that the time for diplomacy and posturing is over, and the time for kinetic action has begun.

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⚠️ US “armada” heads toward Iran: de-escalation or new escalation? ⚓ 🔥 The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has entered the Middle East with destroyers, fighters and hundreds of missiles, as Trump hints airstrikes on Iran are “on the table.” While Washington talks...See more

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Macron: French Forces Have Boarded a Russian Oil Tanker in the Mediterranean ⚓| 22 Jan 2026 | #News President Emmanuel Macron announced that French forces boarded an oil tanker carrying Russian oil. “This morning, the French Navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag.” https://libertarianinstitute.org/news/macron-french-forces-have-boarded-a-russian-oil-tanker-in-the-mediterranean/

Macron: French Forces Have Boarded a Russian Oil Tanker in the Mediterranean | The Libertarian Institute

President Emmanuel Macron announced that French forces boarded an oil tanker carrying Russian oil. “This morning, the French Navy boarded an oil tanker coming from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,” the French leader wrote on X Thursday. “The operation ...

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⚓The Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis, an advanced Iranian corvette, is designed for fast attack and rapid response in confined waters like the Persian Gulf. Its catamaran design, primarily constructed from aluminum, enhances stability, speed (up to 38 knots), and survivability. https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2026/01/03/761765/High-tech-Abu-Mahdi-Al-Muhandis-corvette-class-Catamaran--

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⚓Containership traffic through the Suez Canal is finally inching higher. In the week ending January 11, 26 containerships transited the canal, the highest weekly total in more than a month, according to Drewry’s newly launched Red Sea Diversion Tracker. It is a small number by historical standards — but a meaningful one for a trade route that has been largely deserted since late 2023. https://gcaptain.com/suez-shows-signs-of-life-as-major-ocean-carriers-cautiously-return-after-two-year-red-sea-exodus/

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⚓US seeking to seize dozens more oil tankers – Reuters ⚓President Donald Trump wants to control Venezuela’s oil production and trade indefinitely https://www.rt.com/news/630933-us-oil-tankers-warrants/

US seeking to seize dozens more oil tankers – Reuters

The US government is pursuing court warrants to seize vessels suspected of transporting Venezuelan oil without Washington’s authorization

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⚓ Shipping Opinion: Surging Barrels at Sea Spook Oil Markets More Than Russia or Venezuela – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to make sense https://gcaptain.com/opinion-surging-barrels-at-sea-spook-oil-markets-more-than-russia-or-venezuela/

Opinion: Surging Barrels at Sea Spook Oil Markets More Than Russia or Venezuela

By By Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped below $60 a barrel this week as investors try to make sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine and force out Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Yet the…

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⚓ Russia's Oil Exports Face Delays As Tankers Take 70% Longer Route Oil tankers carrying Russian oil appear to be avoiding the fastest Black Sea route to the Turkish straits and travel along the Georgian and Turkish coasts to avoid drone attacks https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/russias-oil-exports-face-delays-tankers-take-70-longer-route

Russia’s Oil Exports Face Delays As Tankers Take 70% Longer Route

Oil tankers carrying Russian oil appear to be avoiding the fastest Black Sea route to the Turkish straits and travel along the Georgian and Turkish coasts to avoid drone attacks from Ukraine.

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⚓ Venezuela Vows To Defend 'Homeland At Any Cost' - Orders Naval Escorts Of Tankers ...could lead to a direct clash between US & Venezuelan militaries. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/venezuela-vows-defend-homeland-any-cost-orders-naval-escorts-tankers

Venezuela Vows To Defend ‘Homeland At Any Cost’ - Orders Naval Escorts Of Tankers

...could lead to a direct clash between US & Venezuelan militaries.

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⚓ Watch: US Naval Forces Now Have Suicide Drones "...significant milestone in rapidly delivering affordable and effective unmanned capabilities to the warfighter." https://www.zerohedge.com/military/watch-us-naval-forces-now-have-suicide-drones ─⚓#USNavy #drones

Watch: US Naval Forces Now Have Suicide Drones

″...significant milestone in rapidly delivering affordable and effective unmanned capabilities to the warfighter.”

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Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat Venezuela on Thursday authorized two very large crude carriers (VLCC) to set sail for China, according to two sources familiar with Venezuela's oil https://gcaptain.com/venezuela-sends-two-supertankers-to-china-despite-u-s-blockade-threat/

Venezuela Sends Two Supertankers to China Despite U.S. Blockade Threat

Venezuela on Thursday authorized two very large crude carriers (VLCC) to set sail for China, according to two sources familiar with Venezuela’s oil export operations, which would be only the second and third supertankers to depart the country since the U.S. seized a ship carrying Venezuelan oil last...

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