Gulf of Oman tanker “attack” 
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Two oil tankers were hit and their crews evacuated in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman, one month after a similar incident in which four tankers in the region were struck
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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps naval bases
Maritime boundary 
Deep-water shipping lane
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IRAN
IRAQ
SAUDI ARABIA
UAE
Tehran
HQ of U.S. 5th Fleet
400km 250 miles
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Larak Island
Bandar-e-Abbas
Qeshm
IRAN
been evacuated
OMAN
Jask
GULF OF OMAN
40km 25 miles
OMAN
IRAN OMAN
IRAN UAE
IRAN UAE
IRAN OMAN
STRAIT OF HORMUZ Shipping lanes for tankers carry 18.5 million barrels of oil every day
THE GULF
IRAN
Bahrain
Sirri
Abu Musa Occupied by Iran, claimed by UAE
Abu Dhabi
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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Jun 13: Oil tankers Kokuka Courageous and Front Altair attacked. Ship operators say 44 crew members have
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May 12, Fujairah: Four oil tankers sabotaged in attack involving naval mines. UAE blamed unnamed “state actor”, while U.S. said Iran was behind attacks
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Sources: Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters  © GRAPHIC NEWS