Daily Memo: Another Ship Attacked in the Gulf of Oman

And Southeast Asia is evidently the place to be this summer for U.S. officials.

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Ship hijacking. Unknown assailants hijacked a Panama-flagged asphalt tanker on Tuesday off the UAE coast before later leaving the vessel unharmed, according to U.K. Maritime Trade Operations. Multiple sources said Iran-backed forces were believed to be behind the attack. Only days ago the U.S., U.K. and Israel accused Iran of orchestrating a drone attack on […]

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