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U.S. missile strike forces crew rescue

US security enforcement puts 24 Indian crew at risk as a fighter-jet missile disables tanker Marivex off Oman

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The crew of a sanctioned oil tanker were rescued off Oman after it was struck by a missile fired from a US fighter jet.

  1. Frame 1US security enforcement puts 24 Indian crew at risk as a fighter-jet missile disables tanker Marivex off Oman.
  2. Frame 2US Central Command said Marivex violated a blockade of Iranian ports before the strike disabled its steering.
  3. Frame 3Oman's military rescued all 24 crew, while Indian authorities said the tanker was not carrying oil.
  4. Frame 4The wider pressure sits at Hormuz, a route for about 20% of global oil and gas supplies.
  5. Frame 5Marivex became the seventh ship disabled for violating the blockade, according to US Central Command.
  6. Frame 6The next pressure point is enforcement: more sanctioned tankers could face US fire near Hormuz.
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Jun 9, 11:22 AM EDT
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