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US tanker signals 7700 over the Gulf: routine fault or a measured shot across Iran's bow?

Three Iranian wire channels converged within minutes on a single data point: a US Air Force refueller out of Al-Dhafra squawked 7700 over the Persian Gulf. The aviation code is unambiguous; the political reading is not.

Adrian Kowalczyk · Monexus Geopolitics desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·21 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
Military personnel in uniform and civilians carry a coffin draped in a red flag with white Kufic script toward a doorway at a covered outdoor terminal.
Military personnel in uniform and civilians carry a coffin draped in a red flag with white Kufic script toward a doorway at a covered outdoor terminal. @presstv · Telegram

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  • https://t.me/FarsNewsInt/1

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