Iran says it attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three other vessels linked to the US
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- Iran's Fars news agency said Iranian forces attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three other vessels linked to the United States.
- The agency also reported ballistic-missile strikes on a US aircraft carrier and destroyer, describing them as retaliation for alleged US attacks on three Iranian tankers.
Iran says it attacked three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and three other vessels linked to the United States, according to the Iranian news agency Fars.
Fars also reported that Iran's Aerospace Force launched ballistic missiles at a US Navy aircraft carrier and a destroyer. The agency described the strikes as a response to alleged attacks by the US military on three Iranian tankers earlier on Saturday.
The report said the attacks also took place in “other areas,” but the supplied account gave no further details.
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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. 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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