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Bahri: two Filipino sailors killed in Hormuz; Iran claims tankers hit mines

Bahri says two Filipino seafarers killed in Hormuz; Iran claims two tankers hit sea mines.

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Saudi Arabia's national shipping company Bahri said on 2026-09-02 that two Filipino seafarers were killed in a security incident involving its vessel 'SIDR' while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-08-31. [1] Hostilities resumed along the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-04-14 with the United States conducting its first strikes on Iranian forces in a month. [2] Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on 2026-04-15 that his country is prepared to reciprocate if the United States agrees to reinstate commitments made in the memorandum of understanding signed in June. [3] The US military announced on September 1, 2026, that it launched new attacks against targets of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards within Iran. [4] US forces launched attacks against Iran's Revolutionary Guard on September 1, 2026, in response to aggression against commercial vessels and US military personnel. [5] President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States is conducting extensive and powerful airstrikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. [6] Iran retaliated by attacking US bases in Jordan between Tuesday night and Wednesday. [7] President Donald Trump promised a new wave of attacks against Iran, which has now arrived. [8] US forces attacked Iranian positions for the second time in less than 48 hours on Tuesday. [9] US President Donald Trump stated on 2026-09-02 that the US military launched fresh strikes against Iran in retaliation for attempts to place sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. [10] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard announced on September 23, 2026, that Iran launched ballistic missiles at Camp Titin, a US Marine base in Jordan, as retaliation for US airstrikes on the country. [11] US President Donald Trump warned Iran on January 1 that if the country retaliates for the recent US military attack, they will receive significantly more severe and high-level damage. [12]
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  1. Saudi Arabia's national shipping company Bahri said on 2026-09-02 that two Filipino seafarers were killed in a security incident involving its vessel 'SIDR' while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-08-31. · The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hostilities resumed along the Strait of Hormuz on 2026-04-14 with the United States conducting its first strikes on Iranian forces in a month. · Forbes
  3. Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on 2026-04-15 that his country is prepared to reciprocate if the United States agrees to reinstate commitments made in the memorandum of understanding signed in June. · Forbes
  4. The US military announced on September 1, 2026, that it launched new attacks against targets of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards within Iran. · DIE ZEIT
  5. US forces launched attacks against Iran's Revolutionary Guard on September 1, 2026, in response to aggression against commercial vessels and US military personnel. · El Mundo
  6. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the United States is conducting extensive and powerful airstrikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. · B.T.
  7. Iran retaliated by attacking US bases in Jordan between Tuesday night and Wednesday. · elpais.com
  8. President Donald Trump promised a new wave of attacks against Iran, which has now arrived. · elpais.com
  9. US forces attacked Iranian positions for the second time in less than 48 hours on Tuesday. · elpais.com
  10. US President Donald Trump stated on 2026-09-02 that the US military launched fresh strikes against Iran in retaliation for attempts to place sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. · abc.net.auAustralia
  11. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard announced on September 23, 2026, that Iran launched ballistic missiles at Camp Titin, a US Marine base in Jordan, as retaliation for US airstrikes on the country. · El Mundo
  12. US President Donald Trump warned Iran on January 1 that if the country retaliates for the recent US military attack, they will receive significantly more severe and high-level damage. · 동아일보
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