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<image:caption><![CDATA[ CENTCOM said the M/T Kylo had 'joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea'.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In this image provided by the US Navy, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall and amphibious assault ship USS Bataan transit the Bab Al Mandeb strait on Aug. 9, 2023. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Houthi helicopter approaches a cargo ship in the Red Sea. The group’s latest push towards Bab Al Mandab has renewed concerns over shipping through the strategic waterway.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sunday will be partly cloudy in general, with a probability of convective cloud formation in the east during the afternoon. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shafali Verma is breaking records for fun]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ US President Donald Trump has privately spoken of working on “something much bigger” for the Middle East, Axios reported.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ US forces strike the Iranian tanker M/T Stark 1 off Jask in the Gulf of Oman.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran  ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A screen grab from US Central Command footage shows a strike on an oil tanker linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, as attacks on shipping open a dangerous new phase in the battle over the Strait of Hormuz.]]></image:caption>
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