Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) celebrated the supposed news that 26 Iranian ships broke through the U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
Ah, so that’s why I couldn’t find much information on this news.
Fake news:
BRIAN KILMEADE: Hey, Trey, could you give me an idea? Are we letting ships through? Because we’ve seen different reports. First, nobody’s getting through. then we boarded a ship that tried to get through. Do you have, do you have any reporting that talks about what’s really happening in the Strait?TREY YINGST: Yeah, the United States is allowing any vessels who are passing through this area to make their way to their final destination, as long as they’re not coming from Iranian ports. There were some reports overnight indicating that 26 vessels from Iran’s shadow fleet were able to make it past the US blockade. There is no evidence of that, and despite what one Democratic senator talked about, there is a concerted effort by the United States to ensure that any vessels that are coming from Iranian ports are turned around or seized, as we saw with that one cargo ship over the weekend.KILMEADE: So, Trey, that was just Iranian propaganda?YINGST: Yes, absolutely. And the shadow fleet that the senator is talking about is used to directly fund Iranian proxies across the Middle East, including Hamas, the Houthis, and Hezbollah, who are directly responsible for killing US citizens. And so the shadow fleet is a very serious problem. It is not getting past the US blockade, according to all reports and information that we have from the region, but it is a very serious issue that the US Navy says they will crack down on, not just in the Persian Gulf, but also around the world, including in the Pacific.
Here’s a laugh for ya. Murphy attempted to “clarify” his remark:
Ok Twitter, I can’t believe I need to clarify this but obviously Trump’s bungled mismanagement of this war is not “awesome”. As I have said a million times here, it’s a disaster and he should end the war immediately. My tweet was something called “sarcasm”.
I didn’t find many reports about the fleet bypassing the naval blockade. I came across this:
Maritime tracking firm TankerTrackers.com reported that a Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) operated by the National Iranian Tanker Company departed Iran in late March 2026. The vessel then sailed towards Southeast Asia, where it reportedly transferred approximately 2 million barrels of crude oil to another supertanker.Following the transfer, the tanker returned towards Iranian waters and is believed to have crossed what analysts describe as a US “siege line”, a monitored maritime enforcement zone linked to the ongoing blockade efforts.According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, the vessel successfully re-entered Iranian-controlled waters and is expected to reach Kharg Island shortly. The report stated, “This tanker unloaded its 2 million barrels of crude oil and then returned home through the blockade line,” citing data from TankerTrackers.com.
Murphy spent the weekend in Spain with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, trashing America and President Donald Trump.
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