Iran's Revolutionary Guards stated that three oil tankers caught fire on Sunday in the Strait of Hormuz. The statement noted that Iran regularly targets ships transiting without its authorization. Since late February, Tehran has restricted traffic through the waterway, requiring vessels to use routes authorized by the Islamic Republic.
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Back on July 23-24 US struck targets in Iran’s Gilan Province on the Caspian Sea. Reportedly damaged was the port in Bandar Anzali, Iran’s biggest on the Caspian coast that links up to the country’s national railway grid. Ukraine followed up with an attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on July 25.
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Back on July 23-24 US struck targets in Iran’s Gilan Province on the Caspian Sea. Reportedly damaged was the port in Bandar Anzali, Iran’s biggest on the Caspian coast that links up to the country’s national railway grid. Ukraine followed up with an attack on an Iranian commercia…
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