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US strikes Iranian fast boats
President Donald Trump says the US has struck seven Iranian "fast boats" in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks to guide stranded
Summary
United States President Donald Trump has said that the US will "help free up" ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday, indicating that his administration would move to break Iran's blockade of the strategic waterway.
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People
- Trump3
- Donald Trump2
- Brad Cooper2
- Hormuz2
- Abbas Araghchi
- Ebrahim Azizi
- Maersk
- Tasnim
Organisations
- Trump3
- Countries2
- CENTCOM2
- Ships2
- United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations
- International Maritime Organization
- National Security Commission
- U.S. Central Command
Places
- Strait of Hormuz3
- United States3
- Washington3
- Tehran3
- Iran3
- Persian Gulf2
- Fujairah2
- Gulf2
Keywords
- stranded2
- projectiles
- launches
- freedom
- strikes
- vessels
- escort
- struck
- tanker
- boats
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