Iran tried to seize 2 oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz and fired shots at one of them, US Navy says

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  • Politician Portrayal

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47% : In the past, Iran has seized commercial vessels to use as bargaining chips with the West.
47% : Iran has responded by ramping up its nuclear activities -- which it says are purely peaceful -- and is also providing armed drones to Russia for its war against Ukraine.
40% : The U.S. Navy says Iran has seized at least five commercial vessels in the last two years and has harassed more than a dozen others.
40% : Iran said the tanker was seized after it collided with another Iranian vessel but provided no evidence.
36% : Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz early Wednesday, opening fire on one of them, the U.S. Navy said.
33% : The U.S. Navy says Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, firing shots at one of themDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) --

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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