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Sea War Continues: Two More Raids on Kharg 

The war at sea in the Gulf has continued unabated this week, with Iraq continuing its attacks on shipping and Iran continuing to stop and search vessels suspected of carrying cargo to Iraq. Iraq claimed three attacks on "large maritime targets" near the Iranian coast on 23, 24 and 25 November, although there has been no subsequent confirmation of any damage to shipping. Iran, meanwhile, announced that it had seized the...