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Iran says five tankers, tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

Iran says five tankers, tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

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    British monitor UKMTO reported a tanker being struck by "two unidentified projectiles" around 50 nautical miles (90 kilometres) off the north coast of Qatar, without providing details on any damage or casualties

    — The Hindu

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    Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that three vessels, including two supertankers, caught fire in two separate incidents the previous night while crossing the Strait of Hormuz through an “illegal and unauthorised” route south of the waterway. In a statement on its…

    — Orissa Post

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British monitor UKMTO reported a tanker being struck by "two unidentified projectiles" around 50 nautical miles (90 kilometres) off the north coast of Qatar, without providing details on any damage or casualties

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Iran says five tankers, tugboat caught fire in Hormuz

British monitor UKMTO reported a tanker being struck by "two unidentified projectiles" around 50 nautical miles (90 kilometres) off the north coast of Qatar, without providing details on any damage or casualties

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Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

Iran’s IRGC says three ships catch fire on ‘illegal’ Hormuz route

Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that three vessels, including two supertankers, caught fire in two separate incidents the previous night while crossing the Strait of Hormuz through an “illegal and unauthorised” route south of the waterway. In a statement on its…

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