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Reuters · Iran · 9 Sept 2026

Passive voice hides who attacked, the headline editorialises, and the legal stakes go unmentioned.

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scored on 4 of 11 measures · thin coverage

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  • Amend the headline to name the attributed agent of the attack where one has been identified, for example: "Oil tanker struck by drone in Iraqi waters amid US-Iran hostilities" with the responsible party named if attribution is available.
  • Revise the body sentence "A tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi fuel oil was struck by a drone" to include a by-phrase naming the attributed actor, or insert an explicit caveat such as "by a drone of unconfirmed origin" if attribution was genuinely unknown at publication.
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Oil tanker hit in Iraqi waters, as vessels get caught in US-Iran attacks

An Iranian crude oil carrier identified as M/T Riesco burns as it sinks after being struck, which U.S. Central Command says it targeted after attempted Iranian missile attacks on a U.S. Navy... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab Read more Sept 9 (Reuters) - A tanker carrying about 2 million barrels of Iraqi ​fuel oil was struck by a drone in Iraqi ‌territorial waters on Wednesday, port officials said, and British navy-affiliated UKMTO reported that several merchant vessels in the Gulf had been hit ​by disabling fire overnight. A fire broke out aboard the ​Panama-flagged oil tanker New Andros after it was hit ⁠in Iraqi waters at around 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Wednesday, ​two Iraqi port officials told Reuters. Sign up here. There were no reports of ​casualties among the 22 crew members, the officials added. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency had said earlier that vessels in the northern Gulf ​and Gulf of Oman were hit by disabling fire ​during military activity in the region overnight. It added that it was unable ‌to ⁠confirm any casualties or environmental impact. Separately, UKMTO reported another incident on Wednesday, 24 nautical miles from Port Rashid, in the United Arab Emirates. It said a vessel was sighted listing ​while at anchor, ​possibly indicating ⁠it had taken on water following an attack by an unknown projectile. Iran said on Wednesday it ​had attacked 10 ships near the Strait ​of Hormuz ⁠after the U.S. sank five Iranian oil tankers, in the biggest declared wave of tit-for-tat attacks on shipping by both sides ⁠since the ​start of the six-month-old war . Reporting by Aref ​Mohammed in Basra, Ahmed Rahseed in Baghdad and Jana Choukeir in Dubai; Writing ​by Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Alex Richardson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: Europe X Facebook Linkedin Email Link Purchase Licensing Rights

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