A ship anchored off the #UAE was seized & taken toward #Iran & another—a cargo ship near #Oman —sank after beingattacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the #StraitOfHormuz.

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A ship anchored off the #UAE was seized & taken toward #Iran & another—a cargo ship near #Oman —sank after being
attacked, authorities said Thursday, as tensions escalated near the #StraitOfHormuz.

It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind these incidents, but they happened as a snr Iranian ofcl reiterated his country’s claim of control over the waterway & another said it had a right to seize #oil tankers connected to the #US.

#IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers
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