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		cromka on July 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Video: Iranian Navy Warship Fires on Oil Tanker in... Correct me if I’m wrong, but in this context, wasn't the Iranian ship’s action an act of piracy?

mcpackieh on July 6, 2023 [–]

It's state sanctioned and perpetrated by their navy, so I think that makes it commerce raiding.

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