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The U.S. fires on 2 Iranian tankers trying to evade its blockade in Gulf of Oman

The U.S. military said its forces had fired upon and disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran's ports, in the latest blows to a shaky ceasefire.

The U.S. fires on 2 Iranian tankers trying to evade its blockade in Gulf of Oman
Image: NPR World

The U.S. military said its forces had fired upon and disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran's ports, in the latest blows to a shaky ceasefire.

(Image credit: Amirhosein Khorgooi)

Originally published at NPR World

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