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A ship anchored off the #UAE was seized & taken toward #Iran & another—a cargo ship near #Oman —sank after being
attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the #StraitOfHormuz.
It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind these incidents, but they happened as a snr Iranian ofcl reiterated his country’s claim of control over the waterway & another said it had a right to seize #oil tankers connected to the #US.
#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers
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#US forces fired on & disabled 2 Iranian #oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with #Iran forces in the #StraitOfHormuz overnight. The #UAE, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile & drone attack.
The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old “ceasefire” that the US has insisted is still in effect. The #Trump admin is awaiting an Iranian response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the #war, reopen the strait & roll back Iran’s #nuclear program.
#UAE responding to missile threats as #Iran & #US issue conflicting #StraitOfHormuz reports
Iran rejects US claim that vessels have crossed through #Hormuz
The #IRGC said NO commercial vessel or tanker had crossed the Strait of Hormuz in the past few hours.
The IRGC called claims by US officials "baseless & complete lies."
Earlier Monday, US #CENTCOM said 2 US flagged merchant vessels had crossed thru the strait.
#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy
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#UAE quits #OPEC, a major blow to world's biggest #oil exporters & leading member #SaudiArabia as #Iran war roils global #energy markets
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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