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US, Israel strike 16 Iranian cargo vessels in port towns: Iran media

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20-03-2026 | 06:47

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US, Israel strike 16 Iranian cargo vessels in port towns: Iran media

The United States and Israel struck 16 Iranian cargo vessels in port towns on the Gulf on Friday, local media reported, saying the ships were burnt.

"Following the American–Zionist air attack, at least 16 cargo vessels belonging to citizens of the towns of Bandar Lengeh and Bandar Kong were completely burnt in the fire," a local official from the southern Hormozgan province said, quoted by the Tasnim news agency.

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