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Playing With Fire: Iran Hits Another Commercial Vessel in the Strait, US Promptly Unloads Bombs

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June 27, 2026

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Playing With Fire: Iran Hits Another Commercial Vessel in the Strait, US Promptly Unloads Bombs
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KTLA 5

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· Jul 10, 2026

US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

BRICS News

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· Jul 7, 2026

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran strikes another commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

JUST IN: Iran strikes another commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.@BRICSNews

Associated Press

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· Jul 9, 2026

Videos show explosions across Iran as US launches new airstrikes

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran on Thursday. Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied countries in the Middle East in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal aimed at ending the regional conflict. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

ArcaMax

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· Jul 7, 2026

US strikes Iran and blocks oil sales in new threats to ceasefire

WASHINGTON — The United States launched fresh airstrikes on Iran and revoked a waiver that allowed it to sell oil globally, further imperiling a peace agreement after a spate of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz. The “powerful strikes...

CBC News

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· Jan 9, 2026

U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Persian Gulf

U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Persian Gulf

Latestly.com

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· Jul 10, 2026

US-Iran Conflict Escalates: Tehran Targets Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait After Fresh US Airstrikes

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire.

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Related coverage for "Playing With Fire: Iran Hits Another Commercial Vessel in the Strait, US Promptly Unloads Bombs": KTLA 5 — US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Mideast. BRICS News — JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran strikes another commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.. Associated Press — Videos show explosions across Iran as US launches new airstrikes. ArcaMax — US strikes Iran and blocks oil sales in new threats to ceasefire. CBC News — U.S. and Iran exchange intensifying fire across Persian Gulf. Latestly.com — US-Iran Conflict Escalates: Tehran Targets Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait After Fresh US Airstrikes