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    <text>Iran media reports that a oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine. </text>
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      <text>The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that the Panama-flagged oil tanker &quot;M-T Kiku&quot; tanker had been struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that a tanker had been struck by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reports that the Panama-flagged oil tanker &quot;M-T Kiku&quot; had been struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>Tasnim News Agency reports that the IRGC Navy has forced a U.S. oil tanker to turn back as it attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>The Qatar-linked LNG tanker Al Kharaitiyat, managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the start of the war on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. </text>
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    <text>The Qatar-linked LNG tanker &quot;Al Kharaitiyat&quot;, managed by Nakilat, crosses the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first oil tanker or vessel from Qatar to transit the waterway since the war began on February 28. The ship is expected to head to Pakistan. </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>Gabon-flagged oil tanker MSG crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. </text>
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    <text>Gabon-flagged oil tanker &quot;MSG&quot; crosses the Strait of Hormuz according to MarineTraffic, making it the first non-Iranian oil tanker to cross the waterway since the ceasefire was announced. </text>
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    <text>Iran fires three ballistic missiles at Qatar, with two intercepted and a third one hitting a oil tanker registered by QatarEnergy. </text>
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    <text>The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation claims that oil tanker &quot;Al Salmi&quot; has been hit by an Iranian drone at a port in Dubai, causing a fire onboard and damage to the vessel. Dubai authorities say that the fire has been contained hours after the incident. </text>
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    <text>An oil tanker near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is struck by an unknown projectile. </text>
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    <text>A Pakistan-bound oil tanker with its Automatic Identification System activated, the &quot;Karachi&quot;, gets safe passage and crosses the Strait of Hormuz following negotiations between the Pakistani and Iranian governments. According to Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Pakistan agreed to pay the oil shipment, purchased from Abu Dhabi, in Chinese yuan instead of in US dollars. </text>
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      <text>The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country’s Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a &quot;fuel smuggling network&quot;. It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. </text>
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      <text>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country’s Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a &quot;fuel smuggling network&quot;. It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. </text>
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    <text>The Iranian IRGC Navy seizes two foreign oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and is towing the vessels to the country's Bushehr port, claiming they are part of a &quot;fuel-smuggling network&quot;. It is currently unknown what countries the vessels belong to. </text>
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  <text>Iranian media reports that an oil tanker exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after it has hit a naval mine. </text>
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