Tanker Hijacked Off Yemen, Iranian Missile Hits US Patriot
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- Armed group boarded a tanker off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden, according to the British military, with one outlet identifying it as a chemical tanker
- Satellite images reportedly show an Iranian missile hit a US Patriot battery, per Ynetnews coverage
Why it matters: A hijacking in the Gulf of Aden directly threatens one of the world's busiest energy shipping corridors, while a confirmed Iranian strike on a US air-defense system marks an overt military exchange that escalates the conflict beyond proxy warfare into direct Iran-US confrontation.
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