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A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots at an Iranian boat on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the two navies in the Persian Gulf.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used a mock U.S. aircraft carrier in its live-fire defense drills for the first time Wednesday, destroying the replica carrier near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Gulf Cooperation Council ministers during a meeting in Riyadh that Iran's confrontation with Israel showed the need for greater defence integration. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says an assessment by the United States shows that "Iran is responsable for the attacks" that left two tankers in flames in the Gulf of Oman. SOUNDBITE
British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt warns of the dangers of conflict erupting "by accident" in the Gulf, as tensions between the United States and Iran soar. SOUNDBITE
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