Iraq’s director general of the General Company for Ports Farhan al-Fartousi interacts with rescued crew members from the fuel tanker Zephyros, who are aboard an Iraqi vessel following an apparent attack on the tanker in Iraqi waters, according to port and maritime security sources, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the port of Faw, Basra province, Iraq, March 12, 2026. —Reuters
Iraq’s director general of the General Company for Ports Farhan al-Fartousi interacts with rescued crew members from the fuel tanker Zephyros, who are aboard an Iraqi vessel following an apparent attack on the tanker in Iraqi waters, according to port and maritime security sources, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the port of Faw, Basra province, Iraq, March 12, 2026. —Reuters
Crew members rescued from the fuel tanker Zephyros stand aboard an Iraqi vessel, after the tanker was set ablaze in an apparent attack in Iraqi waters, according to port and maritime security sources, amid the US-Israeli conflict wih Iran, at the port of Faw, Basra province, Iraq, March 12, 2026. —Reuters
Crew members rescued from the fuel tanker Zephyros stand aboard an Iraqi vessel, after the tanker was set ablaze in an apparent attack in Iraqi waters, according to port and maritime security sources, amid the US-Israeli conflict wih Iran, at the port of Faw, Basra province, Iraq, March 12, 2026. —Reuters
Crew members rescued from the fuel tanker Zephyros stand aboard an Iraqi vessel, after the tanker was set ablaze in an apparent attack in Iraqi waters, according to port and maritime security sources, amid the US-Israeli conflict wih Iran, at the port of Faw, Basra province, Iraq, March 12, 2026. —Reuter
Crew members rescued from the fuel tanker Zephyros stand aboard an Iraqi vessel, after the tanker was set ablaze in an apparent attack in Iraqi waters, according to port and maritime security sources, amid the US-Israeli conflict wih Iran, at the port of Faw, Basra province, Iraq, March 12, 2026. —Reuter

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