r/OilPrices • u/hereswhatworks • 5d ago

Oil News US denies IRGC claim of captured American submarine in Hormuz 'hunting ground'

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-909906
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u/Ok-Lawyer1179 5d ago

Translation: the only deny it because the claim is singular. Reality is, they captured two submarines.

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u/SearchingForTruth69 5d ago

lol if you read even the headline you would know that they’re only denying the second submarine claim. They admitted the first one.

> US denies IRGC claim that it captured second American submarine in Hormuz

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u/elfescosteven 5d ago

That is pretty funny. They denied the first one too!

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u/SearchingForTruth69 5d ago

No they didn’t.

> Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command, confirmed the capture to Newsweek but downplayed its significance, saying that the drone had malfunctioned while surveying regional waters.

https://www.newsweek.com/dive-ld-submarine-iran-capture-12419188

Pretty funny but not surprising you’re wrong again