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IRANIAN FORCES ATTACKED VESSELS IN THE STRAIT IN RESPONSE TO THE U.S.-ISRAELI WAR ON IRAN

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“IRAN HIT U.S. BASES AND ASSETS ACROSS THE GULF IN RESPONSE TO THE U.S.-ISRAELI WAR”

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