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Proof: Nearly a dozen crude oil tankers hit with strikes along key shipping route as US, Iran trade sinking ships

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-10T00:41:31Z","headline":"Nearly a dozen crude oil tankers hit with strikes along key shipping route as US, Iran trade sinking ships","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"foxnews","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/us-iran-war-saudi-arabia-airport-attack-yemen-houthis-10-09-26","v":1}

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9032db3cf6294b8486b703fb828211afe10e9e3aebe77bbda7a0c1b43e38b193

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