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    <text>The U.S. military's Central Command (CENTCOM) confirms that they have destroyed the Chah Bahar Shahid Kalantari Port surveillance tower in Chabahar Port yesterday, which was allegedly used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for tracking commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The United States Central Command says that American forces have intercepted multiple Iranian drones targeting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. They also reaffirm that the &quot;international trade corridor remains open for transit&quot;. </text>
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    <text>The headquarters of the Iranian military declares that the Strait of Hormuz is closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions in the region and U.S. strikes against Iran. </text>
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    <text>United States Central Command forces attack surveillance sites on Iran's Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at four tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with it. </text>
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    <text>A Malta-flagged tanker carrying 1 million barrels of crude oil arrived off South Korea’s west coast Friday after passing through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April. </text>
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      <text>The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) says that two US-flagged merchant vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first vessels to cross the waterway since the start of Project Freedom. Additionally, CENTCOM also says that U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited through the waterway. </text>
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    <text>The U.S. Central Command says that two US-flagged merchant vessels have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the first vessels to cross the waterway since the start of Project Freedom. Additionally, CENTCOM also says that U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited through the waterway. </text>
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    <text>At least three oil tankers pass through the strait, including the Panama-flagged &quot;Peace Gulf&quot;, which took the new route through Iranian waters as instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. </text>
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      <text>The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. </text>
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    <text>The United States Central Command reports its forces have destroyed a factory in Karaj, Iran, which assembled surface-to-surface missiles for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. </text>
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      <text>United States intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>U.S. intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>Intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>According to intelligence sources, Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>United States intelligence sources report that Iran has started to deploy underwater mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The Central Command says that American forces have sunk several Iranian ships, including 16 minelaying vessels. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian justice ministry seizes a foreign-flagged oil tanker carrying 25,000 barrels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz and detains its sixteen crew members on allegations of carrying illegal items. </text>
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  <text>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in a statement published by IRNA, report that two oil tankers have exploded after hitting mines south in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the U.S. Central Command disputes the claims on X as &quot;false&quot;. </text>
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