US says Iranian tankers ‘destroyed’ after missile attacks on American warship

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The IRGC claimed its naval forces captured a US underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, describing it as a complex intelligence operation. The US Navy stated the drone had malfunctioned more than a day prior and was an older, defective model that collected no sensitive data.

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Tit-for-tat violence surges again in region, with tankers struck by the US in the Gulf of Oman, and reprisal attacks by Iran on a US base in JordanThe US military on Tuesday said it had “destroyed” several Iranian tankers after Iran attempted to strike a US navy warship with ballistic missiles, as violence once again surged across the region, pushing the price of oil past $100 a barrel. American forces struck the tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Iran’s Kharg Island, US central command (Centc

US says Iranian tankers ‘destroyed’ after missile attacks on American warship

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