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Iran and U.S. Launch Biggest Shipping Attacks · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: In the Gulf, the war between Iran and the United
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  Speaker 1: States has reached a dangerous new escalation, with both sides
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  Speaker 1: striking commercial tankers in what officials describe as the largest
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  Speaker 1: wave of attacks on shipping since the conflict began. Maritime
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  Speaker 1: security agencies confirmed that multiple vessels were targeted in the
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  Speaker 1: Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, leaving crews
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  Speaker 1: injured and global trade routes in turmoil. According to US
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  Speaker 1: military sources, American forces struck tankers believed to be carrying
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  Speaker 1: Iranian oil, accusing Tehran of using them to finance militant operations.
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  Speaker 1: Iran responded with its own attacks, launching drones and missiles
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  Speaker 1: at ships flagged to US allies, including Greece and Singapore.
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  Speaker 1: The strikes caused fires aboard several vessels, forcing emergency rescues
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  Speaker 1: and prompting insurers to suspend coverage for ships transiting the region.
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  Speaker 1: The scale of the attacks is unprecedented. Maritime officials say
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  Speaker 1: more than a dozen tankers were hit in coordinated waves
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  Speaker 1: over 48 hours, disrupting one of the world's most critical
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  Speaker 1: energy corridors. Analysts warn that the escalation represents a deliberate
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  Speaker 1: attempt by both sides to pressure each other through economic disruption,
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  Speaker 1: with global oil markets caught in the crossfire. Energy prices
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  Speaker 1: reacted immediately. Brent crude surged above $ 110 per barrel, while
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  Speaker 1: shipping companies began rerouting vessels around Africa, adding weeks to
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  Speaker 1: delivery times and billions in costs. Traders described the situation
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  Speaker 1: as the most severe maritime crisis in decades. International reaction
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  Speaker 1: has been swift. The European Union condemned the strikes, calling
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  Speaker 1: them violations of international law. The United Nations urged restraint,
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  Speaker 1: warning that the attacks risk spiraling into a broader regional war.
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  Speaker 1: Gulf states, already alarmed by the conflict spread, placed their
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  Speaker 1: navies on high alert to protect domestic shipping. For crews
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  Speaker 1: at sea, the danger is acute. Survivors described chaotic scenes
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  Speaker 1: as missiles struck holes and fires spread rapidly. Rescue operations
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  Speaker 1: are ongoing, but officials fear casualties could rise as more
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  Speaker 1: reports emerge from damaged vessels. For Washington, the tanker strikes
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  Speaker 1: underscore its determination to choke off Iran's oil revenues. For Tehran,
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  Speaker 1: they represent retaliation against what it sees as economic warfare.
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  Speaker 1: And for the global economy, the attacks highlight how fragile
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  Speaker 1: supply chains become when geopolitical conflict spills into the seas.
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  Speaker 1: As tankers burn and shipping lanes falter, the war between
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  Speaker 1: Iran and the United States has entered a perilous new
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  Speaker 1: phase one where global commerce itself has become a battlefield.