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Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard commandos rappelled onto a container ship and seized the vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's state news agency reported, adding the ship was "linked to Israel" and will be transferred to Iran's territorial waters. US troop reinforcements were headed to the Middle East on Saturday amid fears of a wider regional war. Read our liveblog to follow the latest developments.