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Escalation: Iran attacks three ships in Strait of Hormuz

Iranian forces attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. A Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker was set ablaze and other vessels were damaged.

The strikes disrupted the recent peace talks between Iran and the United States that President Masoud Pezeshkian had been advancing. He was in Iraq for the late supreme leader’s funeral ceremonies when news of the attacks reached him.

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