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IRGC reports tanker fires, claims capture of two US drones

IRGC reports tanker fires, claims capture of two US drones

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said that two oil tankers and a tugboat were burned in separate strikes in the Strait of Hormuz after attempting to navigate a maritime corridor it deems unauthorised, and it also claimed to have captured two U.S. drones. The IRGC’s report comes as tensions persist over restrictions on shipping through the strategic waterway, with the Revolutionary Guards describing the incidents as separate events.

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    Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that two oil tankers and a tugboat were burned in different strikes in the Strait of Hormuz after trying to navigate through the maritime corridor which it believes are unauthorised, as tensions escalate over the control of the strategic waterway…

    — Free Press Kashmir

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that two oil tankers and a tugboat were burned in different strikes in the Strait of Hormuz after trying to navigate through the maritime corridor which it believes are unauthorised, as tensions escalate over the control of the strategic waterway…

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