Ship on Fire in Strait of Hormuz After Mine Blast
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A ship caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. A sea mine hit the ship. People say the ship was 'violating' rules. The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow sea. Many ships use it to carry oil.
Iran is in a war. Iranian officials say Iran wants to hurt the US. They want to make oil prices go up. This could hurt US President Trump before the midterms. Midterms are important US elections.
Many ships are stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. A UN maritime chief says 6,000 sailors are trapped. Sailors are people who work on ships. More ships are being attacked. The sea route is becoming very dangerous.
Vocabulary15 words
- Strait
- a narrow sea between two lands
- Hormuz
- a narrow sea near Iran where many oil ships travel
- mine
- a bomb hidden in the water
- war
- fighting between countries
- Trump
- the name of the US President
- midterms
- important elections in the US
- maritime
- about the sea and ships
- sailors
- people who work on ships
- trapped
- unable to leave a place
- oil
- a liquid used for fuel and energy
- officials
- people who work for the government
- vessel
- a ship or boat
- blast
- a big, sudden explosion
- punish
- to make someone suffer for doing wrong
- crisis
- a very bad, dangerous situation
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1. It caught fire after a mine blast 2. To punish Trump before the midterms 3. 6,000
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A ship caught fire in the Strait of _____.
A sea _____ hit the ship.
People say the ship was '_____' rules.
Many ships use it to carry _____.
Iran is in a _____.
Iranian officials say Iran wants to hurt the _____.
This could hurt US President _____ before the midterms.
Midterms are important US _____.
A UN maritime chief says 6,000 _____ are trapped.
More ships are being _____.
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