{"id":1964790,"date":"2023-07-05T16:30:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-iranian-navy-opens-fire-on-oil-tanker\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:31:23","slug":"watch-iranian-navy-opens-fire-on-oil-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-iranian-navy-opens-fire-on-oil-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Iranian Navy Attacks Oil Tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-iranian-navy-opens-fire-on-oil-tanker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1964790&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>An Iranian Warship Fires on Commercial Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman<\/h2>\n<p>In a dramatic incident that unfolded in international waters, an Iranian warship opened fire on a commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy successfully prevented Iranian vessels from seizing two other commercial ships.<\/p>\n<h3>Attack on Oil Tanker<\/h3>\n<p>At approximately 4 a.m. local time, an Iranian warship approached a Bahamian-flagged oil tanker and demanded it to stop. Startling video footage released by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command shows the Iranian ship firing &#8220;multiple, long bursts&#8221; from both small arms and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-navy-vessel-fires-on-oil-tanker-in-gulf-of-oman-prompting-us-to-intervene\/\" title=\"US intervenes after Iranian navy vessel fires on oil tanker in Gulf of Oman.\">crew-served weapons<\/a> at the tanker. Fortunately, no crew members were harmed, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-iranian-navy-opens-fire-on-oil-tanker\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Iranian Navy Attacks Oil Tanker\">ship sustained minimal damage<\/a>, although several rounds hit near crew living areas.<\/p>\n<h3>U.S. Navy Response<\/h3>\n<p>The USS <em>McFaul<\/em>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-navy-assisting-israeli-oil-tanker-attacked-off-coast-of-oman\/\" title=\"U.S. Navy assisting Israeli oil tanker attacked off coast of Oman\">guided missile destroyer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-27-business-groups-file-appeal-taking-vaccine-mandate-fight-to-supreme-court\/\" title=\"BREAKING: 27 Business Groups File Appeal Taking Vaccine Mandate Fight To Supreme Court\">swiftly responded<\/a> to the distress call and raced towards the targeted tanker at maximum speed. As soon as the U.S. destroyer arrived in the vicinity, the Iranian ship promptly retreated.<\/p>\n<h3>Preventing Another Seizure<\/h3>\n<p>Mere hours before this incident, an Iranian Navy vessel approached a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker. However, the situation took a different turn as the USS <em>McFaul<\/em>, an MQ-9 Reaper drone, and a P-8 Poseidon patrol plane swiftly entered the area, preventing the Iranian ship from seizing the tanker.<\/p>\n<h3>International Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>This latest incident comes just a month after allies urged the United States to enhance its deterrence against Iranian seizures of oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Following the Islamic Republic&#8217;s seizure of two tankers in two months, the United Arab Emirates sought U.S. assistance in restoring confidence in the security of the Persian Gulf, a crucial route through which one-third of the world&#8217;s oil passes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published under:<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span><br \/>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/tag\/iran\/\" title=\"View all posts in Iran\">Iran<\/a><br \/>\n    <\/span>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Iranian warship attacked a commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, while the U.S. Navy thwarted Iranian attempts to seize two other ships. 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