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Iran threatens oil-shuttle system near the Strait of Hormuz
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Two outbound tankers were targeted overnight from Sunday to Monday.
Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Tehran would target a US-assisted shuttle system moving oil from Gulf Arab ports through southern routes near Oman. The article also reports attacks on vessels and rising shipping costs.
1 sourceAl JazeeraUpdated
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Iranian authorities have signalled that they intend to disrupt the oil-shuttle system near the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iranian authorities have signalled they intend to disrupt an Arab-operated and United States-assisted shuttle system”
AllegedMohsen Rezaei claimed that the US Central Command and the United Arab Emirates military were using smaller vessels to transfer oil to larger tankers.
“Rezaei claimed that the US Central Command, with the assistance of the United Arab Emirates military, was using smaller vessels to transfer oil to larger tankers.”
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Two outbound tankers were targeted overnight from Sunday to Monday.
“including two outbound tankers”