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