Iran strikes tankers outside Hormuz in signs of expanding campaign
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What happened
Two commercial vessels were hit within 24 hours — one off Qatar, the first attack in that area in six months, and one off Fujairah in the Gulf of Oman — as IRGC-affiliated outlets suggested Tehran had extended operations beyond the crucial strait.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below