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U.S. and Iran trade attacks on ships as fighting flares again
Washington denied an Iranian claim that Tehran had hit an unmanned American vessel. The wider tanker war is back in the log.
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The United States and Iran exchanged attacks on ships as fighting in the region flared again, NPR reported, a reminder that the tanker war never fully turned off.
The U.S. denied an Iranian claim that Tehran had struck an unmanned American vessel, the Associated Press said. Each side is now writing the incident in its own voice.
Insurance rates on Gulf transits move faster than diplomacy. Energy desks were already watching OPEC+ hold production steady over the weekend.
This Bay News report is based on official statements and reporting from NPR / AP. Read the originating dispatch.