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US military destroys Iranian-affiliated ship in Gulf of Oman after evacuating crew
The Jerusalem Post reaches for "destroys" where The Gateway Pundit stays flat.
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What happened“Crew members were safely removed prior to the destruction of the dhow. Repatriation efforts are ongoing,” CENTCOM confirmed.
The headline splitThe Jerusalem Post frames it as "US military destroys Iranian-affiliated ship in Gulf of Oman after evacuating crew". The Gateway Pundit frames it as "US Military Forces Destroy Iran-Affiliated Ship Targeting US Navy Ships in Gulf of Oman (...".
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Right / center-rightUS Military Forces Destroy Iran-Affiliated Ship Targeting US Navy Ships in Gulf of Oman (VIDEO)
US Military Forces Destroy Iran-Affiliated Ship Targeting US Navy Ships in Gulf of Oman (VIDEO)
US Central Command on Wednesday announced that US Military forces destroyed an Iran-affiliated ship targeting US Navy ships in the Gulf of Oman on October 6.