Media reported at least one death in an attack on tankers off the coast of Iraq.

At least one person was killed in an attack on two tankers near the port of Basra in Iraq. This was reported on March 12 by the Shafaq News agency, citing a security source.

"The attack on two oil tankers in regional waters near the port of Basra was carried out by a booby-trapped boat, resulting in the death of at least one person," the publication says.

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Sabereen news agency reported on March 11 that a tanker was attacked off the coast of Iraq, and a fire broke out. Later, Iraqi analyst Salman Haider reported on the social network X that the Iraqi Navy had rescued the ship's crew.

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