{"id":1072,"date":"2026-03-01T21:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2026-03-01T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T21:54:16","slug":"fighting-with-iran-has-spread-to-tankers-at-sea-ships-are-coming-under-fire-around-the-busy-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/01\/fighting-with-iran-has-spread-to-tankers-at-sea-ships-are-coming-under-fire-around-the-busy-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting with Iran has spread to tankers at sea. Ships are coming under fire around the busy Strait of Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1073\" src=\"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69a46769d3e2f1aef369c37b-300x200.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69a46769d3e2f1aef369c37b-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69a46769d3e2f1aef369c37b-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69a46769d3e2f1aef369c37b-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/69a46769d3e2f1aef369c37b.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest \u2014 They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!&#8221; &#8211; President Donald J. Trump <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t93\/1\/16\/1f1fa_1f1f8.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Deadly\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/birdstone-n.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/dramatic-video-captures-iranian-missile-strike-us-navy-5th-fleet-headquarters-in-bahrain\/\" rel=\"\" data-track-click=\"{&quot;element_name&quot;:&quot;body_link&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;tout_click&quot;,&quot;index&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;,&quot;product_field&quot;:&quot;bi_value_unassigned&quot;}\" data-analytics-post-depth=\"20\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/israel-hundreds-fighters-struck-iran-largest-ever-air-operation-2026-2\">fighting in The Middle Eas t<\/a>has spread to tankers around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, with multiple ships coming under fire on Sunday, opening up a new front in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Palau-flagged oil tanker Skylight (IMO 9330020) was &#8220;targeted&#8221; a few miles north of the Khasab port in Oman, the country&#8217;s Maritime Security Center said, adding that the 20-person crew was evacuated. At least four people were injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important. We are going after the rest \u2014 They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also!&#8221; &#8211; President Donald J. 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