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Iran Navy Fires on Another Cargo Ship
CNN reports that five Iranian boats fired at Alpine Eternity, a Singapore cargo ship, in the Persian Gulf. It is the second time Iran has accosted a foreign ship in the gulf in the past month.
Iran Releases Maersk Tigris Cargo Ship
Rickmers Ship Management announced the Iranian government released the cargo vessel Maersk Tigris on Thursday after they captured the ship on April 28.
World View: US Navy Will Escort US-Flagged Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
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Report: Pentagon Sends 3 Navy Patrol Craft in Response to Iranian Ship Seizure
The United States, on Wednesday, deployed three Navy fast patrol craft to join the destroyer Farragut in the Straits of Hormuz where Iran seized a cargo ship registered in the Marshall Islands, reports Military.com, quoting a Pentagon spokesman.
World View: Iran Seizes Cargo Vessel in the Strait of Hormuz
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Iranian Media Insist Captured Cargo Ship Is American
Iran’s state-run media and sister organizations in allied nations like Russia are reporting the capture of the cargo vessel Maersk Tigris somewhat differently from how the Obama administration has been portraying the incident. The administration described it as flying the Marshall Islands’ flag, not American flags, with no American citizens on board. Iranian media, by contrast, have insisted on referring to the Maersk Tigris as an American ship.
