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Iran targets tankers in ‘unprovoked attacks’ in Strait of Hormuz, UAE says
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Key Points:
- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) denied reports that sailors died in a brawl or that there was a spike in suicidal ideation aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during its Middle East deployment, calling such claims false.
- CENTCOM highlighted the carrier's high crew reenlistment rate of 84.4% and emphasized the resilience of the crew after over 260 days at sea, with no deaths reported and a sailor who fell overboard safely recovered.
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth defended the conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, praising the sailors' endurance during longer deployments with fewer port calls.
- The United Arab Emirates accused Iran of attacking two ADNOC-affiliated vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, labeling the strikes as unprovoked acts of piracy by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- The UAE urged Iran to cease hostilities, fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and warned that such attacks threaten regional stability and global energy security.
