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Iran attack forces Hormuz tanker crew to abandon ship
Confirmed
What we know
Iran attacked a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, forcing its crew to abandon the ship as Tehran sought to tighten control over a waterway that typically handles around 20% of world oil traffic, AP and CNBC reported.
The incident fit a pattern of vessel attacks that helped collapse the June interim deal and justified—in Washington’s telling—the restored naval blockade and nightly CENTCOM campaign.
What's confirmed
- Tanker attacked; crew abandons ship (AP; CNBC).
What's still developing
- Vessel identity, pollution risk, and insurance declarations.