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Iran retaliates by attacking ships linked to the United States

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it attacked several ships after a US strike on Iranian tankers.
  • The corps said some of the targeted vessels had links to the United States.
  • The reported action marked an escalation in the confrontation between Iran and the United States at sea.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it attacked several ships on Saturday, including vessels it alleged were linked to the United States.

The corps described the attacks as retaliation for an American strike on Iranian tankers earlier the same day. It said its naval forces later targeted the vessels after the morning attack.

The brief report presented the action as an immediate response in an escalating confrontation between Iran and the United States at sea.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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