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Strike on Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz kills 1, Iranian media say
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CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran plans to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there.
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A merchant vessel was struck near Hengam island and the Shib-Deraz coast off Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one and wounding three, according to Iranian authorities. The attack underscores ongoing Iran–U.S.
CAIRO (AP) — State-run media say an Iranian commercial vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and three wounded. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor separately reported a vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the s…
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor separately reported a vessel was hit by a projectile while transiting the strait, with no details.
By Laura Sharman, Ibrahim Dahman, Rupert Neate, CNN (CNN) — Iranian state media has claimed an Iranian commercial vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz late Saturday, killing one person, amid an ongoing battle between the US and Iran for control over the crucial energy chokepoint.
CAIRO — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran seeks to brief regional countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there.
An Iranian cargo ship was struck early Sunday, Iranian state media reported, as the U.S.-Iran conflict marches on. Hossein Amir Teymoori, the governor of Qeshm, said an Iranian commercial container vessel was hit by an “unidentified projectile” near Hengam Island in the Strait of Hormuz, according t…
CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran plans to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there.
State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel has been struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four wounded. There was no immediate statement from the U.S.
CAIRO — An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, a day before Tehran plans to brief countries in the region on its contested efforts to manage shipping traffic there.
One person was killed in an attack against an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran claimed, though it notably didn’t identify the perpetrator. Iranian state media outlet IRNA quoted the governor of Qeshm as blaming the attack on a “terrorist enemy,” though he didn’t specify which.
An Iranian cargo vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, killing one person and wounding four, Iranian state media said. Tehran blamed a “terrorist enemy” for the attack, which came as threats to shipping intensified around the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits.
CAIRO -- An Iranian cargo vessel was struck early Sunday off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media said, and Tehran postponed a plan to brief neighboring countries on its contested efforts to manage shipping in the strait.
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