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60 targets struck, 18M barrels of oil protected: The US military’s record day in the Strait of Hormuz

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By Zachary Cohen, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The US military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Iran and the US exchanged a new round strikes on Tuesday, two US officials familiar with the operations told CNN.

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    60 targets struck, 18M barrels of oil protected: The US military’s record day in the Strait of Hormuz (opens KRDO)

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    By Zachary Cohen, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The US military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Iran and the US exchanged a new round strikes on Tuesday, two US officials familiar with the operations told CNN.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    US military fended off Iranian drones as it escorted a record amount of oil through Strait of Hormuz, sources say (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Zachary Cohen, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The US military escorted 40 commercial vessels carrying 18 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz, marking a wartime high as Iran and the US exchanged a new round strikes on Tuesday, two US officials familiar with the operations told CNN.

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