Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
60/100
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Oman has rescued 25 crew members from a burning crude oil tanker as ships continue to be targeted in the Strait of Hormuz.
asserted
ships → rescue → Hormuz
The Omani Maritime Security Centre said in a statement on Friday that it had evacuated the people aboard the RITI merchant ship.
asserted
it → say → ship
Oman said the vessel was flying the Panamanian flag, while the tracking website MarineTraffic identified it as a crude oil tanker.
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website → say → tanker
are up as Iran war turmoil eases.
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turmoil → ease → ?
Why do prices keep rising?
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prices → rise → ?
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The incident came as Iran said three oil tankers had been halted while attempting to use “unauthorised routes” to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
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tankers → brief → Hormuz
It is unclear whether one of the vessels was the tanker whose crew were evacuated by Omani maritime authorities.
uncertain
crew → evacuate → authorities
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said all three vessels were carrying oil and that one was a supertanker.
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one → say → oil
It added that the ships had been halted following “incidents” or after hitting mines.
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ships → add → mines
“Two offending oil tankers, one in the eastern part and the other in the western part of the Strait of Hormuz, which were attempting to pass through the unauthorised route, encountered incidents and were brought to a halt in the waters south of the strait,” the IRGC said in a statement.
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IRGC → offend → statement
Later, in a separate statement, the IRGC said a third tanker – a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of oil – “exploded and caught fire today as a result of attempting to pass through an unauthorised route”.
asserted
tanker → say → route
Meanwhile, to the east of the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s navy said it struck and destroyed an unmanned enemy craft on Friday.
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it → say → Friday
Iran has repeatedly warned vessels against passing through the strait without Tehran’s permission.
asserted
Iran → warn → permission
It has claimed responsibility for attacks on ships and said last month that vessels attempting to pass through the strait without authorisation would face “destruction”.
asserted
vessels → claim → destruction
Tehran has asserted control over much of the waterway since the US and Israel launched the war on February 28.
asserted
US → assert → February
The US military denies the naval mine claims.
uncertain
military → deny → claims
On Friday, United States Central Command chief Brad Cooper said the Strait of Hormuz’s “internationally recognised primary transit routes” had been successfully cleared of Iranian sea mines.
asserted
routes → say → mines
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