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Vessels were observed near the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman on August 17, 2026.

multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Reported fact · first recorded Aug 21, 8:30 PM

Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.

How each outlet reported it