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This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media on March 1, 2026 shows the Palau-flagged oil tanker Skylight, under US sanctions, engulfed in flames after being struck off the Musandam Peninsula of Oman. The United States and Israel launched strikes against Iran on February 28, with Israel's public broadcaster reporting that the Iranian supreme leader had been targeted, as the Islamic republic retaliated with barrages of missiles at Gulf states and Israel. (Photo by UGC / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UGC / UNKNOWN - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO RESALE -