Iran releases video purporting to show commandos seizing ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iran releases video purporting to show commandos seizing ships in Strait of Hormuz


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Iran has released a video purportedly showing armed, masked commandos seizing two cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. 

The propaganda clip was pumped out by state media Wednesday after the regime boasted it had seized the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca and Liberia-flagged Epaminondas vessels, just hours after the cease-fire was extended.

In the video, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers are seen speeding toward a container ship that had MSC emblazoned on the side before scaling a ladder and boarding the vessel.

Iran released a video purporting to show commandos seizing cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. via REUTERS

The commandos are wearing masks and carrying guns on their backs.

Then, soldiers were filmed approaching the Epaminondas before they entered a supposed engine room.

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The armed soldiers then climbed up the stairs to the ship’s top decks.

The IRGC has

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