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Search results for "U.S. Navy destroyer intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman"

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Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 25, 2023 in a Facebook post:
U.S. destroyer recently fired at an armed Iranian ship.
By Jeff Cercone• May 26, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020
Bloggers stated on September 01, 2017 in Internet posts:
"Navy destroyer strikes a building in downtown Houston."
By Joshua Gillin• September 1, 2017
Viral image stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“NAVY SEALs raid cargo ship full of smuggled children.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 18, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 29, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A map shows “all the cargo ships backed up by the Suez Canal. Get ready for shortages and prices to skyrocket.”
By Gabrielle Settles• March 31, 2021
Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 01, 2021 in a blog post:
Says Joe Biden “imports oil from Iran.”
By Tom Kertscher• June 17, 2021
Donald Trump stated on August 01, 2024 in a Truth Social post:
In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Sara Swann• August 7, 2024
X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026
Viral image stated on October 02, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Dockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 7, 2024
Instagram posts stated on April 02, 2024 in an Instagram post:
Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”
By Sara Swann• April 4, 2024
Chain email stated on April 04, 2014 in a chain email:
This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.
By Elizabeth Meyer• April 4, 2014
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Mitt Romney stated on July 29, 2012 in an interview on 'Face the Nation.':
President Ronald Reagan sent troops into conflict "only in one circumstance, which was in Grenada … We were in a peacekeeping setting in Lebanon."
By Jon Greenberg• July 31, 2012
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Mitt Romney stated on January 16, 2012 in a Republican presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C.:
The U.S. military is at risk of losing its "military superiority" because "our Navy is smaller than it's been since 1917. Our Air Force is smaller and older than any time since 1947."
By Louis Jacobson• January 18, 2012
Bloggers stated on August 19, 2014 in stories:
Documents released by Edward Snowden reveal that American, British and Israeli intelligence agencies worked together to create the Islamic State.  
By Derek Tsang• August 19, 2014
Instagram posts stated on October 21, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Cargo ships “can’t get into port” because of Donald Trump’s executive order 13959.
By Tom Kertscher• October 25, 2021

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