Sailors plead for safe passage as IRGC gunboats fire in Hormuz

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An audio recording captures the Indian-flagged tanker Sanmar Herald pleading for safe passage as two IRGC gunboats approach and fire on the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The incident underscores Iran’s ongoing ability to disrupt shipping amid a US naval blockade, with reports of a container ship also being struck nearby and Iran’s small-boat forces continuing to threaten traffic through the strait.
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