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Iran hits ship in strait amid US airstrikes

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control of the key waterway.

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  1. France 24

    US strikes Iran for ninth consecutive day as more ships targeted in Strait of Hormuz (opens France 24)

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    The United States carried out a new wave of strikes in Iran on Monday as US deaths in the renewed fighting climbed to three and more ships came under attack in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by targeting US military assets in Bahrain, the home of the US Navy's 5th Fleet, and Kuwait.

  2. KGW Portland

    Another tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz as US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night (opens KGW Portland)

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    Iran has attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the U.S. conducted another round of airstrikes.

  3. Daily Journal

    US strikes Iran for 10th consecutive night as Tehran strikes tanker in the Strait of Hormuz (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, while the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic as they struggle over control of the key waterway.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Iran hits ship in strait amid US airstrikes (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship even as the United States conducted yet another round of airstrikes targeting the Islamic Republic over control of the key waterway.

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