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US jet hits cargo ship's stern in Gulf of Oman blockade

CENTCOM says the jet hit the stern of a commercial vessel without harming the crew; the ship allegedly tried to slip through.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on The Weekend Shift
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Photo: Gulf of Oman
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA US military jet hit the stern of a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCENTCOM says it was trying to run the Iran blockade, and the crew was not harmed.

  3. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEight months of strikes, and ships are still testing the blockade. That is not a wiped-out operation.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe ship's rear end, though.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOf course you fixated on the stern.

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  1. Iran Rhetoric, Ukraine Talks, Vaccine Push, Bull Birthday · Reuters
  2. Carrier Returns Home After Record 265 Days at Sea · Al Jazeera
  3. Gulf Tanker Struck; Iran Hangs Protester; Crew Splashes Down · BBC
  4. Hurricane Isaias nears Gulf; Iran base threat; Flydubai plot · NBC News
  5. Attack on Saudi airport kills 12 people and wounds more than 300 · Fortune
  6. Iran Can Still Build Missiles After US Strikes, Officials Say · Newsmax
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