Disputed · Strait of Hormuz (approximate) ·
Iran, through its state television and the IRGC, says seven tankers or ships were set on fire, damaged or hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Outlets vary in wording (oil tankers, tankers, ships, vessels) but give the same figure of seven. Al Jazeera English reports the IRGC claim and says the US has pushed back on it.
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Disputed: 1 independent source.
Sources disagree on:
- Al Jazeera English reports that the IRGC says seven ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz, while it also reports that the US pushes back on those claims as an attempt to raise oil prices ahead of US elections.
Sources
- TradeWinds News,
- WSLS,
- KSAT,
- KTVN,
- Marine Link,
- WOWK 13 News,
- KTVN,
- WSLS,
- Splash247,
- Gulf Coast News and Weather,
- The Globe and Mail,
- Daily Sabah,
- WRAL,
- NewsNation,
- KTVN,
- Union-Bulletin,
- seMissourian,
- Washington Times,
- WHDH,
- The Hill,
- Bay News 9,
- WLNS 6 News,
- NewsCord,
- Union-Bulletin,
- Al Jazeera English,
- Al Jazeera,
- PBS,
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