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U.S. fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz
The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.
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According to PBS News’s source item, U.S. fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz, The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.
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- U.S. fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of HormuzPBS News - 2026-05-08T21:39:12+00:00
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