IRGC says it targeted a US-affiliated vessel named Panaya with missiles in response to US-healing Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz

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[MARKET UPDATE] Asia-Pac stocks begin higher following the record levels on Wall St, with regional indices shrugging off the geopolitical escalation following a US strike on Qeshm Island and with Iran targeting US bases in neighbouring countries

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IRGC says it targeted a US-affiliated vessel named Panaya with missiles in response to US-healing Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz

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IRGC says headquarters of US 5th Fleet (in Bahrain) was attacked by missiles and drones from the IRGC Aerospace Force

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Clarifies recent attack was in retaliation for US targeting of IRGC communications tower in the south of Qeshm Island, not in response to the tanker attack as previously stated.

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