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A ship on fire has been reported in the Strait of Hormuz, British maritime agency UKMTO said on Thursday.
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agency → report → Thursday
The agency, which is run by the British Royal Navy, did not give details on the cause of the blaze or any casualties.
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which → run → blaze
Iran has, however, recently stepped up its attacks on ships that it sees as using the waterway without proper authorization.
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it → step → authorization
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said in a statement on Thursday that three tankers had exploded and caught fire in the past 24 hours after hitting sea mines while using an "unauthorized" route, but it is not known if the case reported to the UKMTO is one of them.
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case → say → them
This comes as Iran has reported shooting down another US drone east of the waterway as fears grow of a new escalation in the US-Iran war.
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fears → come → war
Iran steps up attacks in Strait of Hormuz
The UKMTO said the captain of another ship had reported the blaze onboard a vessel spotted 9 nautical miles (17 kilometers) north of the town of Khasab in Oman, which is located just off the strait.
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which → step → strait
The status of the crew is unknown, and so far no information has emerged pertaining to damage or environmental impact.
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information → emerge → damage
Since the Middle East war was triggered in February by US and Israeli attacks on Iran, Tehran has sought to control the strait, a key transit point for global oil and natural gas supplies, and has attacked ships it considers to be unauthorized users of the waterway.
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it → trigger → waterway
Oil exports through the waterway fell again last week, according to shipping data provider Kpler.
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exports → fall → Kpler
Attacks on ships in the strait are at the highest level since the war began, according to US-based think tank Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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war → begin → Policy
The US Navy, which is enforcing its own blockade of Iranian vessels, has recently escorted tankers through the strait in the area where the burning ship was reportedly sighted.
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ship → enforce → area
US drone downed
The reported ship fire comes as Iran says its forces have downed a drone near the strait, with the Tasnim news agency citing the IRGC as saying a new, advanced air defense system was used.
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system → down → IRGC
The report said that Iran's armed forces have destroyed 14 drones of this type and more than 50 MQ-9 Reaper drones since the war broke out.
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war → say → type
The claims have not been independently verified, though the US Congressional Research Service says dozens of US aircraft and drones have been reported lost or damaged since the war began.
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war → verify → aircraft
Fears of new US strikes
The latest incidents come as US President Donald Trump is widely seen to be considering fresh strikes against Iran after the US midterm elections on November 3.
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Trump → come → November
Last week, Trump said, "we may do another little Epic Fury," referring to the US-Israeli attacks on Tehran in February that triggered the war.
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that → say → war
He did not, however, give any timeframe.
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He → give → timeframe
A third US aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops are currently heading to the region.
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carrier → head → region
As reports of a possible renewed escalation swirl, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly nonetheless fired the Pentagon's top military planner, Army Lieutenant General Brett Sylvia.
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Hegseth → renew → planner
If confirmed, the ouster would be the latest in a series of such high-level departures under the Trump administration, with Sylvia's predecessor, Lieutenant General Joseph McGee being forced to retire last October.
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predecessor → confirm → administration
According to a report in The Atlantic, no reason was given for Sylvia's departure and no replacement has been named.
Edited by: Wesley Rahn
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replacement → accord → Rahn
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