{"id":67807,"date":"2021-06-03T14:34:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T18:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=67807"},"modified":"2021-06-03T14:35:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T18:35:23","slug":"when-will-iran-respond-to-these-incredibly-brazen-attacks-by-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=67807","title":{"rendered":"When will Iran respond to these incredibly brazen attacks by Israel?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran’s Largest Navy Ship Sinks In The Gulf Of Oman After Catching Fire<\/h1>\n

JACLYN DIAZ
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The Iranian navy’s replenishment vessel IS Kharg passes through the Suez canal at Ismailia, Egypt, in 2011.\u00a0 AP<\/p><\/div>\n

Iran’s largest navy vessel caught fire in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday and sank,\u00a0according to the Tasnim News Agency.<\/a><\/p>\n

A fire broke out on the IS Kharg while the ship was near Iran’s port of Jask, southeast of Tehran, according to the Iranian navy. All crew members were able to flee the burning ship and were transferred to safety on the coast. The Kharg \u2014 sometimes spelled “Khark” \u2014 was one of navy’s few ships capable of replenishing other ships at sea.<\/p>\n

Military and civilian responders tried for 20 hours to extinguish the fire that gradually spread throughout the vessel, reported the Tasnim News Agency. Photos and videos shared online show the entire ship out at sea engulfed in thick, black smoke.<\/p>\n

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