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US says it struck a commercial ship trying to breach blockade and reach Iran

  By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military stopped a merchant vessel trying to break through its blockade of Iranian ports by firing a missile into its engine room, the U.S. Central Command said on Saturday….

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US military is poised to blockade Iranian ports, while Tehran threatens ports in the Mideast

By SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CORDER Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military vowed to blockade all Iranian ports starting Monday, part of efforts to force Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz and accepting a…