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US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran
The US disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz using Hellfire missiles amid a blockade on Iranian ports, as Tehran experienced its first attacks in the latest conflict. The US claims the tanker ignored multiple warnings before being targeted.
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