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Old 04-28-2015, 08:26 AM   #1
blueski
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Default Rumours that Iran seized cargo ship with US sailors on board

This hasn't hit major news wires yet, but it looks real according to Al Arabiya's twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/alarabiya_brk

Arab urgently @ AlArabiya_Brk · 3m 3 minutes ago
Iran fired on a US cargo ship and Taktefha to the port of Bandar Abbas # Arabah_aajl

Arab urgently @ AlArabiya_Brk · 9m 9 minutes ago
Photos directly to artillery shelling on the Yemeni border with Saudi Arabia #

Arab urgently @ AlArabiya_Brk · 12m 12 minutes ago
American held by Iran ship includes 34 American sailors # Arabah_aajl

Iran seizes power on a US cargo ship and Tguetadha to the port of Bandar Abbas # Arabah_aajl

Update, some major news orgs starting to relay the info:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/0...n_7161152.html
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/0...0NJ1QZ20150428
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32503660

Cue the conspiracy theories, see page 39:
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/res...n_strategy.pdf

Last edited by blueski; 04-28-2015 at 08:55 AM. Reason: update
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