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1. The US has ordered non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia over security risks, Reuters reports
   It comes the same day a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at southern Saudi Arabia was intercepted and Iranian state media reported a fourth tanker hit by a mine in the Strait of
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2. Trump on Iran: "There are talks."
   Same afternoon, Iranian reports say a fourth tanker accused of breaking IRGC rules blew up in the Strait of Hormuz, and Brent settled at $117.64.
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3. Vessel struck by unknown projectile 40 nautical miles south of Iran's Lavan Island, UKMTO says
   A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile 40 nautical miles south of Iran's Lavan Island, the UK maritime agency UKMTO said.
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4. CENTCOM's Adm. Brad Cooper on Friday: "Iran's Navy is all at the bottom of the sea."
   On Thursday, a small boat pulled up to the tanker Louise 1 near Hormuz and fixed two explosives to its hull.
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5. The tanker hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday was the Panama-flagged Louise 1
   The tanker hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday was the Panama-flagged Louise 1, and maritime security sources told Reuters it was struck with limpet mines, the first successful use of them since the US war with Iran began in February.
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