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US Navy says it repelled Iranian effort to seize oil tankers

The US says since 2021, Iran has 'harassed, attacked or seized 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels' around the Strait of Hormuz, a key transit hub in the global energy market [Al Jazeera]

The United States Navy has said that it prevented Iranian forces from seizing two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of such incidents in one of the world’s most vital energy passageways.

US Naval Forces Central Command said Wednesday that a guided missile destroyer, the USS McFaul had driven off Iranian vessels attempting to intercept two oil tankers off the coast of Oman, including one incident in which Iranian forces reportedly fired on one of the tankers.

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