US Navy Thwarts Iranian Attempt To Seize 2 Oil Tankers, Shots Fired

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : But Tehran has sought to justify its actions by citing recent instances of Washington seizing its own oil on the high seas.
35% : The US Navy has further described that in total Iran seized at least five commercial vessels over the course of the last two years, and in addition there's been several harassment incidents of foreign ships reported.
30% :The Senator added: "Iranian aggression in many ways, including supplying drones to Russia to facilitate an illegal war in Ukraine, the behavior of Iran both to its own people and beyond the borders, is getting worse and worse and worse."

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