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Iran Fires Missiles at Ships in Hormuz

Iran Fires Missiles at Ships in Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards fired at least two missiles at commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, causing significant damage but no casualties.

The attack came despite a late-June ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran intended to halt strikes in the strategic waterway.

A Qatari LNG carrier and a British tanker were among the vessels struck.

The incident has raised fresh concerns over the security of one of the world's most important energy shipping routes.

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Strait of Hormuz
Strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Military organization to protect the political system of the Islamic Republic in Iran, designated as a terror organization by multiple countries
Iran
Country in Western Asia
Oman
Sovereign state in western Asia
United States
Country located primarily in North America