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US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran

US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military stopped a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports by firing a missile into its engine room, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday.

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