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Iran's IRGC navy says two tankers stopped south of Hormuz after incidents

Reuters
Iran's IRGC navy says two tankers stopped south of Hormuz after incidents

Oct 30 (Reuters) - ‌Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy ​said ‌on Friday that two ‌oil tankers were involved in ‌incidents and stopped in waters south of the Strait ⁠of Hormuz, ‌after ignoring ⁠radio warnings and attempting ​to use what it described ​as an ​unauthorized ‌route through the strategic ​waterway.

Iran ⁠also said on ‌Friday that ​it ​destroyed a US unmanned vessel in the eastern Strait ‌of Hormuz. There was no ‌immediate confirmation ​from the US military.

(Reporting by Yasmine Ghania; Editing ‌by Alex Richardson)