US strikes Iranian tankers after more attempted missile attacks on Navy warship
CENTCOM said the crews were told to abandon ship before the strikes, which it described as retaliation for two Iranian missile attacks on a U.S. warship.
- On Tuesday, American forces struck Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island in response to attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship in the region.
- Washington is pursuing a "full court press" strategy "to ramp up economic pressure on the regime," conducting escort operations and maintaining a blockade on Iranian ports.
- The Revolutionary Guard Navy warned tanker crews near Kuwait and Bahrain to immediately abandon their vessels, threatening to strike ships in retaliation for American attacks.
- Rising energy prices pushed Brent crude to $99.46 on Tuesday, creating political pressure for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party ahead of upcoming elections.
- The Trump administration imposed sanctions on more than two dozen aviation companies Tuesday, targeting Tehran's remaining trading partners as both nations contest the Strait of Hormuz.
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The two enemy forces have exchanged new attacks this Tuesday after the Revolutionary Guard opened fire on American warships
U.S. military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers
The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to recent attacks on its warships, and Tehran says it hit back at American targets in Jordan, in the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes in a more than six-month-old war.
Again, the US military targets Iranian tankers. Iran's response is not long in coming. Both sides speak of retribution.
CENTCOM Says U.S. Forces Destroy Five Iranian Oil Tankers After IRGC Missile Attacks
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched ballistic missile attacks on a U.S. Navy warship in regional waters, marking the latest escalation in the growing military confrontation between Washington and Tehran. In a statement issued on Tuesday, September 8, CENTCOM said the […]
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