This map shows the Stena Impero was in Omani Territorial Sea when it was intercepted by Iranian forces. Blue Line: Route SI was taking on Friday as it transited through the Strait of Hormuz. Red Square: Location SI was intercepted, boarded and re-routed into…

#Venezuela Russian-made fighter jet "aggressively shadowed" @USNavy signal intelligence propeller plane on Friday, according to @DeptofDefense. https://t.co/DXt58NvnZR

A small Iranian flag now flies over the Stena Impero as IRGC forces continue its detention near Bandar Abbas.

#USNavy LHD-4 #USSBoxer wake seen here on @sentinel_hub Sentinel-2 imagery from July 18th 2019. The wake was at this moment a little less than 29 kms (15.43 nm) from Hengam Island #Iran.

1 of 2 JUST RELEASED #Venezuela SU-30 Flanker “aggressively shadowed” a U.S. EP-3 aircraft at an unsafe distance July 19, jeopardizing the crew & aircraft. The EP-3 was performing a multi-nationally recognized & approved mission in international airspace…

#BREAKING Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets at anti-government protesters

@IntelCrab This isn't a thing. Ex-merchant navy officer here. It is standard practise to fly the flag of the country you are docked in on the starboard halyard during daylight hours. You will get fined in some countries (USA, China) for failing to do so.

@MiracleNinja777 @IntelCrab Because some people unaware with maritime tradition and customs will consider the raising of the Iranian flag as some sort of statement. Now, if they had raised the Iranian flag on the stern flagpole (where the UK red ensign will…

Horrific violence in Yuen Long, where groups of men in white shirt used sticks to beat up people in black. A @StandNewsHK reporter streaming the event was herself beaten by several men. The injured reporter is STILL live on Facebook. 154k people watching.…

#BREAKING: Iranian @PressTV showing the Stena Impero docked near Bandar Abbas, Iranian flag was hanged on-top of the ship

Might as well be the skull and crossbones. https://t.co/zs0GIRlsnv

Meanwhile, absolutely astonishing scenes in Yuen Long, where Triad members clad in white are attacking anyone suspected of being a pro-democracy demonstrator (people wearing black are a target as that’s been the dress code for some marches, hence why triads…

VIDEO: Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong attacked by masked men, with protesters alleging they belong to local organised crime gangs (triads). - @online999678 https://t.co/SvFaC0wkXq

Protesters in Hong Kong are getting attacked by masked thugs. Terrifying footage => https://t.co/dsLacbxToz

#UPDATE: UK MoD releases image (top left) from HMS Montrose showing position of British tanker ‘Stena Impero’ in Omani territorial waters when IRGC forces seized it. UK Department for Transport also releases image showing this (top right). This correlates…

#UPDATE: IRGC, among others, continuing to make completely unsubstantiated claims that the British tanker, Stena Impero, had violated maritime rules, regulations & that the IRGC was simply upholding international law by intercepting & seizing the tanker.

Yet public domain data & now official government-released data refute the legality of this action & show IRGC was actually breaking international law by not only impeding the transit of international commerce, but conducting a military operation in Omani…

UK Ministry of Defence HMS Montrose image via BBC’s @bealejonathan and UK Department for Transport image via @transportgovuk.

And they’ll split that toll three ways with the countries the other side of the Strait will they? Daft idea https://t.co/hjJeCOLMWn

"Maximum possible economic sanctions", "Months of confrontation", and “I don’t see at this point in time us being able to offer a concession that can resolve the crisis" Sounds like this is approaching the last straw. https://t.co/Txy9C72St4

USAF Unmanned aerial vehicle Global Hawk RQ-4 AE541A over Persian gulf