Iran Attacks - Destroys - Ship Transiting Strait of Hormuz

Early this morning, Iran attacked and destroyed a Merchant Vessel which was trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz.

The Commercial vessel, flagged in the Marshall Islands, did not have Iranian permission to transit the waterway and was severely attacked.

Most of the ship is visibly destroyed from explosions and there is a heavy body of fire coming from the entire vessel.   It is expected to sink.

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