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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect<\/a>. Washington is awaiting an Iranian response to its latest proposal for a deal to end the war, reopen the strait and roll back Tehran\u2019s disputed nuclear program.<\/p>\n

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