US military says it struck the five Iranian tankers after the IRGC targeted a US warship twice in two days.
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The price of crude oil hit a 15-week high after the U.S. said it blew up five more Iranian oil tankers, triggering retaliation from Tehran.
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Worries that escalating tensions in the Middle East could further exacerbate supply disruptions pushed oil prices higher.
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WorldPingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane was reportedly almost hit by a Russian drone during takeoff from Moldova, closing Chișinău airspace.
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WorldPingIran and the US on Wednesday traded their biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the war began, with Iran saying it struck 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after US forces sank five Iranian oil tankers.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
WorldPingUkrainian drones struck Novy Urengoy, sparking a fire in Russia's top natural-gas region roughly 1,740 miles from Ukraine's border in the Arctic.
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WorldPingIran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, as it announced an expansion of a no-go zone outside the strategic waterway it has blockaded for months.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24
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