Iran accuses the US of targeting a tanker near Kharg Island, and other Mideast news
Iranian state media have accused the United States of targeting a tanker near Kharg Island
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed that it targeted three oil tankers and three US-affiliated vessels in the Strait of Hormuz as the cycle of violence spirals after the US military struck three Iranian oil tankers earlier on Saturday, in response to Iran targetting the US navy on Friday.
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