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Tanker carrying natural gas through Strait of Hormuz attacked, Americans urged to leave Middle East

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A Bermuda-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under missile attack overnight Saturday, sustaining serious damage that left it disabled off the coast of Oman, according to a report from the New York Post.

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  1. The Guardian

    From the strait of Hormuz to the North Sea, a global maritime war rages around us – and more than the price of oil is at stake | Simon Tisdall (opens The Guardian)

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    The collapse of the rules-based order is not confined to the land: we’re imperilled as centuries of maritime cooperation sink beneath the waves The US military campaign to protect merchant shipping from Iranian attacks by asserting direct maritime control in the strait of Hormuz is not an idea uniqu…

  2. Deutsche Welle

    As US-Iran war rages, who's risking the Strait of Hormuz? (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Though Iran continues to attack vessels as leverage in its war with the United States, data show that several shippers continue to transit the waterway.

  3. Oil Price

    Iran Says Two Oil Tankers Ditched Attempt to Transit Hormuz (opens Oil Price)

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    Two oil tankers that had attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz with U.S. support via the southern lane close to Oman have turned back after one of them caught fire, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday, as the war in the Middle East shows no signs of abating.

  4. Washington Times

    IRGC says it struck two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that were escorted by U.S. military (opens Washington Times)

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    Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces had struck two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, forcing several other ships to turn around in the process.

  5. The Guardian

    Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war (opens The Guardian)

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    Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across Middle East Middle East crisis live – latest updates Iran said it struck two tankers trying to pass through the strait of Hormuz under the escort of the US military, as Donald Trump ga…

  6. End Time Headlines

    Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss next move in war (opens End Time Headlines)

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    Iran has claimed responsibility for striking two oil tankers attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz under United States military escort, as President Donald Trump convened his cabinet at Camp David to confront a grinding conflict and its economic fallout.

  7. New York Post

    Tanker carrying natural gas through Strait of Hormuz attacked — as Americans urged to leave Middle East (opens New York Post)

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    A Qatari-flagged tanker carrying liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz was reportedly struck by a missile Saturday, while US embassies in the region began urging Americans to leave the Middle East.

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    Tanker carrying natural gas through Strait of Hormuz attacked, Americans urged to leave Middle East (opens End Time Headlines)

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    A Bermuda-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under missile attack overnight Saturday, sustaining serious damage that left it disabled off the coast of Oman, according to a report from the New York Post.