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US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports

Headline from WKBN Youngstown

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports, while the Islamic Republic targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf. The U.S.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    U.S. military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia struck the port city of Hodeida in Yemen in response to Iranian-backed Houthi rebel attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

  2. KEZI Eugene

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    The U.S. military says it’s fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports. American forces disabled the M/T Lavine in the Gulf of Oman on Friday after the ship attempted to run the…

  3. PBS NewsHour

    U.S. military says it fired on another vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The U.S. and Iran showed no sign of backing away from their conflict after a 13th straight night of strikes. With fighting flaring again and diplomacy uncertain, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible.

  4. WKBN Youngstown

    US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iran's ports, while the Islamic Republic targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf. The U.S.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US fires on vessel attempting to breach Iran port blockade (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    IRBIL, Iraq -- The U.S. military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran targeted American strongholds around the Persian Gulf.

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