attacked

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It has repeatedly attacked commercial ships seeking to transit without its permission, and it set up an entity known as the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to try to charge vessels wanting to cross the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Digital news outlet Axios reported that US forces had attacked several Iranian air defence systems and radar systems around the strait.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He attacked the qualifications of her replacement and told him he wasn’t welcome in a way that could only indicate insubordination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

An Ebola burial team was reportedly attacked this week in South Kivu province, forcing responders to abandon a coffin and raising fears of further transmission.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The Germans were caught by surprise as 200,000 American troops, backed by 48,000 French, attacked in drizzling rain and mist along a twelve-mile front.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman