Rare Iranian Strike On Vessel Hundreds Of Miles From Strait Of Hormuz
Sunday saw another vessel attacked in Persian Gulf regional waters. The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO) reported that a ship was struck by two projectiles some 83 miles east of Ras al-Khafji, which is the Saudi town on the Kuwaiti border in the northern Persian Gulf. Significantly and unusually, this particular attack occurred hundreds of miles from the Strait of Hormuz itself. Also, in this instance, the vessel targeted was not a large tanker, but instead was a tugboat. "On Sunday evening, an Emirati-owned offshore tug was hit by a…
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[Claude] Report 2 describes a separate Iranian attack on a vessel near Ras al-Khafji, while Reports 3 and 4 cover the same U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz as Report 1.
1h agoAlso reported by theglobeandmail.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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