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Iran's armed forces chief says Tehran has a 'new stockpile' of U.S. and Israeli targets; Iran blames U.S. forces for an attack on two fishing boats, a claim not independently confirmed
Iran's armed forces chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Ali Abdollahi, said Saturday that Iran would answer any attack with "immense force" and no geographic limits, acting on Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei's orders, and said, "We have a new stockpile of enemy targets and assets," Al Jazeera reported. Iranian state media quoted a Hormozgan province official as saying U.S. forces attacked two fishing boats near Qeshm Island; CNBC said the report was not independently confirmed and U.S. Central Command did not immediately comment, and ABC News (Australia) reported an Iranian official said two fishermen were missing. Oman said it evacuated 25 crew from a burning Panama-flagged tanker off Musandam, ABC reported, and Brent crude's December contract settled Friday at $117.64, CNBC reported.
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