Megathread for the US war on Iran | Week 17 of 2026 (lemmygrad.ml)

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[-] rainpizza@lemmygrad.ml 30 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

— 🇮🇷/🇮🇳 NEW: The Indian-flagged oil tanker ‘SANMAR HERALD’, which was fired upon by IRGC gunboats last Sunday, fell victim to a crypto scam

Reportedly, the ship was contacted by an Indian man claiming to represent the IRGC Navy. The captain then transfered a large amount of money in USDT, and was ‘granted a right of passage’.

When the vessel arrived in the Strait of Hormuz, it got fired upon by the actual IRGC Navy, who had not issued any permission for the ship to pass.

Source -> https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/scam-messages-offering-ships-safe-transit-through-hormuz-security-firm-warns-2026-04-21/

[-] murmelade@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago

If this is true I'm actually impressed the scammer pulled it off.

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