Tanker fire sparks international dispute

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#SaudiArabia: We will react “firmly to protect [our] sovereignty” after attacks by #Yemen ’s #Houthis wound 13 civilians in south of Kingdom.

Houthis claimed a “large-scale” attack using “dozens of ballistic missiles and drones” on King Khalid airbase in Khamis Mushait

#IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 16h

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 201 --- #Houthis Take Control of #Yemen 's Red Sea Coast and #BabAlMandeb Strait

#IranWar #StraitOfHormuz #SaudiArabia

eaworldview.com/2026/09/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 200 - Houthis Take Control of Yemen's Red Sea Coast and Bab al-Mandeb Strait - EA WorldView

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis take control of the country's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait with seizure of port city and islands.

eaworldview.com

September 15, 2026 at 6:46 AM

Die Presse

Tanker 'El Gaia' goes up in flames in the Strait of Hormuz

The tanker is said to have collided with mines, exploded, and caught fire, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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Reposted by Alan Sked

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La Repubblica

Guerra in Iran, le news. Il Pentagono smentisce Trump: “La carenza di munizioni è dovuta alla guerra”

L'Iran risponde al presidente Usa: “Nessuna trattativa”

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by Trita Parsi

31%

Scholar power: 31.7%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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Süddeutsche Zeitung

Newsblog zum Nahost-Krieg: Tanker laut Iran in Straße von Hormus durch Mine in Brand geraten – USA widersprechen

Iran hat Teile der wirtschaftlich bedeutenden Meerenge vermint. Jetzt soll ein Tanker auf der südlichen Route auf eine Mine gelaufen und in Flammen aufgegangen sein. Das US-Militär macht andere Angaben zu dem Vorfall.

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Reposted by Kori Schake

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George Pearkes

@peark.es

*IRGC SAYS TANKER HIT MINES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ: FARS

September 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM

by Jason Lyall

31%

Scholar power: 31.2%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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Jason "Red5" Lyall

@jaylyall.bsky.social

Just think of the environmental damage of this war

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 1d

IRGC NAVY SAYS SUPERTANKER EL GAIA STRUCK A SEA MINE WHILE ENTERING A PROHIBITED ZONE SOUTH OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND IS NOW FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES; IRGC SAYS HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED UNDER ITS “INTELLIGENT CONTROL.”

September 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM

Reposted by Jason Lyall

10%

Scholar power: 10.4%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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FinTwitter

@fintwitter.bsky.social

IRGC NAVY SAYS SUPERTANKER EL GAIA STRUCK A SEA MINE WHILE ENTERING A PROHIBITED ZONE SOUTH OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AND IS NOW FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES; IRGC SAYS HORMUZ REMAINS CLOSED UNDER ITS “INTELLIGENT CONTROL.”

September 14, 2026 at 7:03 PM

by Aaron Sojourner

2%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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🎓 Aaron Sojourner	2%	23	2.9%

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Aaron Sojourner

@aaronsojourner.org

No one knew Gulf Wars could be so complicated
edition.cnn.com/2026/09/12/m...

‘A f***-up of epic proportions’: Blame game begins after Iran-backed Houthis’ lightning advance down Red Sea coast | CNN

Desperate pleas for air cover from Yemeni generals started coming mid-morning on Thursday. As the Houthis advanced, backup support from Saudi Arabia was nowhere in sight.

edition.cnn.com

September 14, 2026 at 6:38 PM

Reposted by Lars P. Feld

11%

Scholar power: 11.3%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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🎓 Lars P. Feld	16%	50	11.3%

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Reposted by Trudy Harpham

2%

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32.1 h

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by Mohammad Marandi

11%

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by Scott Lucas

33%

Scholar power: 33.7%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

#Trump Admin blocks head of #Iran Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, from attending the annual conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in New York

#IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 200 --- #Houthis Take Control of #Yemen ’s Red Sea Coast and #BabAlMandeb Strait

#IranWar

eaworldview.com/2026/09/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 200 - Houthis Take Control of Yemen's Red Sea Coast and Bab al-Mandeb Strait - EA WorldView

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis take control of the country's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait with seizure of port city and islands.

eaworldview.com

September 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM

Reposted by Jože P. Damijan

2%

Scholar power: 2.1%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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🎓 Jože P. Damijan	4%	28	2.1%

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by Scott Lucas

33%

Scholar power: 33.7%

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Political science 39%, Energy 22%, Environmental science 17%, Law 13%, Geography 9%

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Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

Oil buyers and traders: #SaudiArabia will run out of oil ⁠stocks for export if its drone-damaged East-West Pipeline to the Red Sea cannot be repaired and reopened within days

Cutoff could lead to the loss of up to 4% of global supply

#Houthis #Yemen #IranWar

Scott Lucas @scottlucas.bsky.social · 1d

UPDATES: US War on #Iran, Day 200 --- #Houthis Take Control of #Yemen ’s Red Sea Coast and #BabAlMandeb Strait

#IranWar

eaworldview.com/2026/09/us-w...

UPDATES: US War on Iran, Day 200 - Houthis Take Control of Yemen's Red Sea Coast and Bab al-Mandeb Strait - EA WorldView

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis take control of the country's Red Sea coast and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait with seizure of port city and islands.

eaworldview.com

September 14, 2026 at 5:49 AM

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