( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “harassed several others.” The U.S. Navy says Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one of them. [CutID: <Cuts> US-IRAN-OIL-TANKERS-house-q-WEDam.mp3 Time: 20s Title: US-IRAN-OIL-TANKERS-house-q-WEDam Out-cue: harassed several others] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Many of the incidents have occurred […]
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Iran’s attempt to seize two oil tankers is thwarted by the U-S Navy
( ) -q-20- UNDATED (Correspondent Jeremy House) “harassed several others.”
The U.S. Navy says Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one of them.
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TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. Many of the incidents have occurred in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all crude oil passes.
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VERBATIM: Officials say that in both incidents early Wednesday, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the U.S. Navy responded. They add the gunfire directed at the second vessel did not cause casualties or major damage. The U.S. Navy says Iran has seized at least five commercial vessels in the last two years and has harassed several others.