Iran drone downed, oil tanker seized with 12 crew, reports say
5 years, 5 months ago

Iran drone downed, oil tanker seized with 12 crew, reports say

CNN  

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Iran has seized an oil tanker it claimed was carrying 1 million liters of “smuggled fuel,” state news agency Press TV said on Thursday, before later releasing a video purporting to show the tanker. In a statement on Thursday, a US State Department official said the US “strongly condemns the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy’s continued harassment of vessels and interference with safe passage in and around the Strait of Hormuz.” “Iran must cease this illicit activity and release the reportedly seized crew and vessel immediately,” they said, adding that the US will “continue to work closely with our allies and partners to ensure the Iranian regime’s extortion tactics and malign activities do not further disrupt maritime security and global commerce.” Recent incidents The ship’s seizure is one in a series of recent maritime episodes involving Iran. Chief Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman said that the USS Boxer had been in international waters where it was “conducting a planned inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz.” US President Donald Trump said the Iranian drone was “threatening the safety of the ship and the ship’s crew” and was “immediately destroyed.” The US “reserves the right to defend our personnel, our facilities and interest and calls upon all nations to condemn Iran’s attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation and global commerce,” Trump added. “We have no information about losing a drone,” Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif said Thursday.

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Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months ago

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday. The EU’s Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels escorting three ships heading to the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion. However, satellite images taken …

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels
4 months ago

Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen's Houthi rebels

The Independent  

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Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
4 months, 1 week ago

Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Live Mint  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling. While a major spill has yet …

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea
4 months, 1 week ago

Yemen's Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea

New Indian Express  

The Blue Lagoon I is traveling south through the Red Sea to an unlisted destination. The Joint Maritime Information Center said it assessed that the ship “was targeted due to other vessels within its company structure making recent port calls in Israel.” Saree also cited that as the reason the Houthis attacked the vessel. Later on Monday morning, the British …

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. In Monday’s first assault, two ballistic missiles hit the oil tanker Blue Lagoon I and a third exploded near the ship, the …

Iran says Yemen's Houthi rebels will allow tugboats and rescue ships to aid tanker ablaze in Red Sea
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran says Yemen's Houthi rebels will allow tugboats and rescue ships to aid tanker ablaze in Red Sea

The Independent  

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Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, arrests crew
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, arrests crew

The Hindu  

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf and arrested its nine-person crew over alleged fuel smuggling, the military force said on July 29 on its Sepahnews website. The Guards' naval forces captured it near the Arash oil field, a disputed rig between Iran and Kuwait "while loading smuggled fuel from Iranian barges", it said. "This …

Oil tanker held by Iran for over a year heads reaches international waters, tracking data shows
6 months ago

Oil tanker held by Iran for over a year heads reaches international waters, tracking data shows

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized amid tensions between Tehran and the United States reached international waters on Thursday, tracking data showed. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Advantage Sweet traveled through the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in April 2023 by Iran’s navy while carrying $50 million …

Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship near Strait of Hormuz
9 months ago

Iran’s IRGC seizes ‘Israeli-linked’ ship near Strait of Hormuz

Al Jazeera  

IRGC forces conducted an operation via helicopter to take control of the commercial vessel, state media reports. Tehran, Iran – Iranian armed forces have seized a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions across the region after a deadly Israeli attack on Iran’s consulate in Syria. “Seizing a civilian vessel without provocation is a blatant violation of …

Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
1 year ago

Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy captured an oil tanker Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that only months earlier had seen its cargo of Iranian oil seized by the United States over sanctions linked to Tehran’s nuclear program, further escalating the tensions gripping the Mideast’s waterways. The Iranian navy’s “seizure of the oil tanker does not constitute hijacking; …

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will further escalate tensions
1 year ago

Iran seizes oil tanker involved in US-Iran dispute in Gulf of Oman which will further escalate tensions

India TV News  

Tehran: Iran's navy seized an oil tanker on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the centre of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington. The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, said Thursday's seizure began early in the morning, in the waters between Oman and Iran …

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US
1 year ago

Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US

Al Jazeera  

The state-run IRNA news agency published a story acknowledging the seizure of an oil tanker by Iran’s navy. “The Navy of the Islamic Republic of Iran seized an American oil tanker in the waters of the Gulf of Oman in accordance with a court order,” the state-run IRNA news agency said. “After the theft of Iranian oil by the United …

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India
1 year ago

Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India

Al Jazeera  

The US accusations are meant to ‘distract’ from Washington’s complicity in Israel’s ‘crimes in Gaza’, Iran’s FM says. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed accusations of the United States that Tehran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean, as tension rises globally over threats to maritime shipping. Broader security threat The attack on Saturday hit the MV Chem …

Pentagon says merchant ship was hit near Gujarat coast by an Iranian drone
1 year ago

Pentagon says merchant ship was hit near Gujarat coast by an Iranian drone

Op India  

On Sunday, the US Department of Defense said that the drone attack on a merchant vessel with a crew of 20 was hit by a suspected drone strike from Iran in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast. “The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time today in …

US confirms seizing Iranian oil cargo earlier this year
1 year, 4 months ago

US confirms seizing Iranian oil cargo earlier this year

Al Jazeera  

The Biden administration says it is seeking civil forfeiture of nearly one million barrels of seized Iranian oil. It said the oil is “the subject of a civil forfeiture action” after the shipping company operating the oil-carrying vessel, Suez Rajan Limited, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate US sanctions. While the US views intercepting Iranian oil ships as law enforcement, …

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats
1 year, 4 months ago

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran’s threats

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded its cargo near Texas on Sunday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. Iran has been trying to evade sanctions and continue selling its oil abroad, while the U.S. and its allies have …

Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions

Al Jazeera  

More than 3,000 US sailors and marines aboard two warships have reached the Red Sea, US Navy says. More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea on board two warships, part of a beefed-up response from the United States after alleged seizures of several civilian ships by Iran, the US Navy said. The deployment adds to …

US aims to deploy troops on commercial tankers to deter seizures by Iran
1 year, 5 months ago

US aims to deploy troops on commercial tankers to deter seizures by Iran

Hindustan Times  

The United States is preparing to deploy Marines and Navy personnel aboard commercial tankers transiting the Gulf as part of efforts to deter Iran from seizing ships, a US official said Thursday. The US military says Iran has either seized or attempted to take control of nearly 20 internationally flagged ships in the region over the past two years. to …

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Thousands of Marines backed by advanced U.S. fighter jets and warships are slowly building up a presence in the Persian Gulf. Gulf Arab nations need the waterway to get their oil to market and worry about Iran’s intentions in the wider region. In recent days, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called his counterparts in both …

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict
1 year, 5 months ago

Analysis: Buildup of American forces in Persian Gulf a new signal of worsening US-Iran conflict

The Independent  

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Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker for suspected illegal oil transfer in its territorial waters
1 year, 6 months ago

Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker for suspected illegal oil transfer in its territorial waters

The Independent  

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Iran fires shots in attempt to seize two oil tankers, says US
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran fires shots in attempt to seize two oil tankers, says US

The Independent  

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US Navy says Iran seized commercial ship in Gulf
1 year, 6 months ago

US Navy says Iran seized commercial ship in Gulf

Al Jazeera  

The US Navy says it monitored the situation in international waters involving vessel possibly engaged in smuggling activity and decided not to intervene. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have “forcibly seized” a commercial ship in international waters in the Gulf that was possibly involved in smuggling, according to United States Navy. “US forces remain vigilant and ready to protect navigational …

Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says
1 year, 6 months ago

Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, opening fire on one of them, the U.S. Navy said. It said that in both cases, the Iranian naval vessels backed off after the U.S. Navy dispatched a guided missile destroyer to the scene, and that both commercial ships continued …

US Navy says it repelled Iranian effort to seize oil tankers
1 year, 6 months ago

US Navy says it repelled Iranian effort to seize oil tankers

Al Jazeera  

US says Iran fired on one ship, but there were no casualties, and fled both times when a US ship arrived at the scene in the Gulf of Oman. The United States Navy has said that it prevented Iranian forces from seizing two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a series of such incidents in one …

Royal Navy comes to rescue of merchant ship harassed by Iranian attack boats
1 year, 7 months ago

Royal Navy comes to rescue of merchant ship harassed by Iranian attack boats

The Telegraph  

The British and US navies have rescued a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz after it was “harassed” by Iranian attack vessels, in the latest flare-up on a key shipping route in the Gulf. US officials said three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps “attack ships” sailed close to the merchant vessel, which has not been fully identified, on Sunday afternoon. …

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas
1 year, 8 months ago

Satellite images show tankers Iran seized off Bandar Abbas

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two oil tankers recently seized by Iran are anchored off the coast of one of its key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press on Sunday. The photos from Planet Labs PBC showed the Advantage Sweet and the Niovi being just south of Bandar Abbas …

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program. Those Guard ships “forced the oil tanker to reverse course and head toward Iranian territorial waters off the coast of Bandar …

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran's Revolutionary Guard seizes tanker in Strait of Hormuz

The Hindu  

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on May 3, the second such capture by Tehran in under a week amid heightened tensions over its nuclear program. It also comes amid the disappearance of a crude oil tanker in southeast Asia believed to be carrying Iranian crude oil amid reports it may …

Iran seizes second oil tanker in six days amid sanctions: US Navy
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran seizes second oil tanker in six days amid sanctions: US Navy

Hindustan Times  

Iranian forces seized a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early on Wednesday, the US Navy said, the second such incident in less than a week. The latest two incidents come after Tehran's Western rivals toughened sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps last week. The tanker, Niovi, was sailing from Dubai towards Fujairah, another port in the …

US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz
1 year, 8 months ago

US Navy: Iran seizes oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

The Independent  

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Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week amid US confrontation
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week amid US confrontation

Al Jazeera  

US Navy says several Iranian vessels approached the tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and forced it into Iranian waters. The Middle East-based US 5th Fleet and Iranian media confirmed on Wednesday that the naval force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stopped a tanker in the busy waterway. A few days before, the naval force of the Iranian army …

Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Masked Iranian navy commandos conducted a helicopter-borne raid to seize a U.S.-bound oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, footage aired by Iran’s state television showed Friday. The capture on Thursday of the Turkish-managed, Chinese-owned Advantage Sweet represents the latest seizure by Iran amid tensions with the U.S. over advancing nuclear program. The U.S. Navy’s …

Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran TV airs footage of commandos seizing US-bound tanker

The Independent  

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Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. “Iran should immediately release the oil tanker.” The Navy initially said Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized the vessel, …

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran navy seizes tanker near Oman that was on way to Houston

The Independent  

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Iran's navy seizes oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members near Oman, heading for Houston
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran's navy seizes oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members near Oman, heading for Houston

The Hindu  

Iran's navy seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker with 24 Indian crew members in the Gulf of Oman on April 28 heading to the U.S. amid wider tensions over Tehran's nuclear programme, the latest-such capture in a waterway crucial for global energy supplies. “Iran should immediately release the oil tanker.” The Navy initially said Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized the …

Iran navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman

The Independent  

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Iran seizes oil tanker ‘trying to flee’ in Gulf waters
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran seizes oil tanker ‘trying to flee’ in Gulf waters

Al Jazeera  

Tehran says its navy seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker after it hit an Iranian boat. Iran’s army has said it seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after it collided with an Iranian boat, injuring several crewmen, state media reported. “A Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker was seized by the Iranian army’s naval force in the Persian …

Official says oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman
2 years, 1 month ago

Official says oil tanker hit by bomb-carrying drone off Oman

Deccan Chronicle  

Dubai: An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, an official said on Wednesday. In a statement, Eastern Pacific Shipping said the Pacific Zircon, carrying gas oil, had been hit by a projectile some 150 miles off the coast of Oman. In 2021, …

Liberian-flagged Oil Tanker, Pacific Zircon, Hit by Bomb-carrying Drone off Oman
2 years, 1 month ago

Liberian-flagged Oil Tanker, Pacific Zircon, Hit by Bomb-carrying Drone off Oman

News 18  

An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, an official told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, a British military organization in the region monitoring shipping, told the AP: “We are aware of an incident and it’s being …

Oil tanker hit by armed drone off coast of Oman: Official
2 years, 2 months ago

Oil tanker hit by armed drone off coast of Oman: Official

Al Jazeera  

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, the details of which are unclear, but suspicion has fallen on Iran. “Upon review of the available information, we are confident that Iran likely conducted this attack using a UAV,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement, referring to an unmanned aerial vehicle or drone. “This unmanned aerial …

US Navy says Iran’s IRGC seized and released US sea drone in Gulf
2 years, 4 months ago

US Navy says Iran’s IRGC seized and released US sea drone in Gulf

Al Jazeera  

US officials say the incident ended peacefully after several hours as the Iranians unhooked the tow line to the drone. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized an American sea drone in the Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a US Navy warship and helicopter approached, US officials have said. The incident on …

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seize two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seize two Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Firstpost  

The seizure seemed to be in retaliation for Greece’s assistance in the US seizure of crude oil from an Iranian-flagged tanker this week, in the Mediterranean Sea, over violating Washington’s crushing sanctions on Iran Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. Nour News, a …

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
2 years, 7 months ago

Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said. Nour News, a website close to Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, warned a short time earlier that Tehran planned to take “punitive action” over Greece assisting the U.S. in seizing oil days earlier from the Iranian-flagged …

Iranian forces seize two Greek tankers in the Gulf: State media
2 years, 7 months ago

Iranian forces seize two Greek tankers in the Gulf: State media

Al Jazeera  

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say they seized two Greek oil tankers in Arabian Gulf due to ‘violations’ that were committed. Iranian forces seized two Greek tankers in the Gulf on Friday, Iranian state media reported, shortly after Tehran warned it would take “punitive action” against Athens over the confiscation of Iranian oil by the United States from a tanker held off …

Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker
2 years, 10 months ago

Court filing seeks to seize Iran oil on US-owned tanker

The Independent  

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Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters
3 years, 2 months ago

Vietnamese oil tanker seized by Iran now free in open waters

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Vietnamese oil tanker earlier seized by Iran was free in open water Wednesday, ending the latest maritime confrontation involving Tehran amid stalled negotiations over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. The Sothys left a position off Iran’s Bandar Abbas port and had reached international waters in the nearby Gulf of Oman early Wednesday, …

Satellite signals suggest Vietnam ship seized by Iran freed
3 years, 2 months ago

Satellite signals suggest Vietnam ship seized by Iran freed

The Independent  

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Iran frees Vietnamese tanker seized after US navy confrontation
3 years, 2 months ago

Iran frees Vietnamese tanker seized after US navy confrontation

Al Jazeera  

The IRGC said it had thwarted an attempt by the US navy to ‘steal’ Iranian oil by force in October. Tehran, Iran – Iran has freed a Vietnamese oil tanker that it had seized for trying to “steal” its oil in late October following a confrontation with the United States Navy in the Sea of Oman. The IRGC reiterated its …

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