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IRGC targets 3 oil tankers, 3 US-linked vessels on 'unauthorised' Hormuz routes

The latest round of clashes comes amid a six-month deadlock in the US-Iran war

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CENTCOM said the M/T Kylo had 'joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea'.
CENTCOM said the M/T Kylo had 'joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea'.
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The United States said it destroyed three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday in response to attempted missile attacks on naval vessels, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards saying they targeted US-linked ships in response. The latest round of clashes, which began with US raids last week, comes amid a deadlock in the six-month war. Iran has maintained its stranglehold on the strategic Strait of Hormuz as Washington continues pressing its counter-blockade of Iranian ports. In addition to the renewed military action, Washington is also seeking to choke Iran's economy, announcing sanctions on entities with financial links to the Islamic republic in a bid to force it into submission. Follow all the latest developments here:

US CENTCOM says Iranian oil tanker sinks in Gulf of Oman

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the M/T Kylo sank in the Gulf of Oman, crediting American service members for what it described as a precision operation.

In a post on X, CENTCOM said the tanker had “joined Iran’s navy at the bottom of the sea”.

CENTCOM also shared video footage showing a tanker engulfed in flames before sinking.

11 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Iran: State media

At least 11 people were killed and seven others wounded as a fuel tanker exploded in a traffic accident in western Iran on Saturday, state-run IRIB news agency reported.

The incident occurred on an intercity road between Sanandaj County in Kurdestan province and Hamedan County in Hamedan province, the IRIB cited Babak Hodaei, head of the emergency medical services of Kurdestan University of Medical Sciences, as saying.

The incident caused several nearby vehicles to catch fire, Hodaei said, adding that rescue teams have transferred the wounded to a hospital in Sanandaj, reports Xinhua news agency.

Rescue operations are continuing at the scene, he said.

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