Iran Claims It Struck an Oil Tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and Other Mideast Developments
Iran said the tanker was hit in a key shipping lane as tensions rose over attacks on commercial vessels and oil transit routes.
- On Wednesday, Iran claimed it struck the Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend in the Strait of Hormuz over what it described as an "illegal attempt" to pass through, according to the state broadcaster citing the Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Houthi rebels fighting Saudi-backed Yemeni forces have fueled instability near the Strait of Hormuz, with mass displacement exceeding 100,000 people. Iranian-backed groups have long targeted shipping in the region.
- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported a security incident overnight involving a vessel 16 nautical miles northeast of Khasab, Oman. The Associated Press could not immediately confirm Iran's claim.
- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said his government is considering expanding the anti-piracy Cheonghae Unit in the Gulf of Aden to protect vessels, but stressed no troop deployment would intervene in the U.S.-Iran conflict.
- Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied in Tehran in the largest demonstration since the war began in February, pledging support as "Janfaday-e Iran," or those who sacrifice their lives for Iran. The economy worsens under U.S. naval blockade and sanctions.
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Santa Maria Times
El DiarioIran claimed on Friday that it attacked an oil tanker trying to cross the Strait of Ormuz, and hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated in Tehran in the largest show of support for the government since the United States and Israel...
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
South Korea says it is considering expanding a naval operation in the Gulf of Aden to protect its ships and oil-shipping routes, but it will not send troops to intervene in the Iran war.
The Daily Advance
Iran claims it struck an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and other Mideast developments
Iran says it has struck an oil tanker trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran has asserted control over the waterway since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of Iranians rallied…
Today, Iran attacked a tanker that was trying to illegally cross the strait.
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