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Update: Gulf states tell the UN Security Council Iran has fired more than 7,000 missiles and drones at them; Iran says two more tankers hit mines in Hormuz
Gulf states told the UN Security Council on Friday that Iran has launched more than 7,000 missiles and drones at their territories since the war began in February, and Bahrain's UN ambassador said about 1,600 vessels have been disrupted in the Strait of Hormuz with more than 23,000 seafarers stranded, Iran International reported. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said two tankers exploded after hitting mines while crossing without authorization, while the U.S. military said it shot down two Iranian attack drones headed for Bahrain with no injuries or damage, denying Iran's claim it destroyed a U.S. radar there, Reuters reported via Al Jazeera. Reuters said it was Iran's first claimed attack on U.S. military assets in a Gulf country since early September.
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